diff --git a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSWorker.cpp b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSWorker.cpp
index ed912c394d..53354138a9 100644
--- a/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSWorker.cpp
+++ b/src/WINNT/afsrdr/kernel/lib/AFSWorker.cpp
@@ -2750,10 +2750,10 @@ AFSDeferWrite( IN PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject,
                       __FUNCTION__,
                       pWorkItem));
 
-        CcDeferWrite( FileObject, AFSPostedDeferredWrite, pWorkItem, NULL, BytesToWrite, bRetrying);
-
         IoMarkIrpPending(Irp);
 
+	CcDeferWrite( FileObject, AFSPostedDeferredWrite, pWorkItem, NULL, BytesToWrite, bRetrying);
+
         ntStatus = STATUS_PENDING;
     }
     __except( AFSExceptionFilter( __FUNCTION__, GetExceptionCode(), GetExceptionInformation()) )