diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index b00097efe3..97e389590e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -4106,8 +4106,8 @@ CursorDrag::finished (GdkEvent* event, bool movement_occurred)
 
 	Session* s = _editor->session ();
 	if (s) {
-		s->request_locate (_editor->playhead_cursor->current_sample (), _was_rolling ? MustRoll : MustStop);
 		_editor->_pending_locate_request = true;
+		s->request_locate (_editor->playhead_cursor->current_sample (), _was_rolling ? MustRoll : MustStop);
 		s->request_resume_timecode_transmission ();
 	}
 }