diff --git a/aegisub/src/utils.h b/aegisub/src/utils.h
index ee6278a87..b8796426d 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/utils.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/utils.h
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public:
 		using std::swap;
 		swap(cont, source);
 
-		SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY);
 		Create();
+		SetPriority(WXTHREAD_MIN_PRIORITY);
 		Run();
 	}
 };