1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/seq.c b/src/seq.c
index 1edfe24..b9e3072 100644
--- a/src/seq.c
+++ b/src/seq.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static inline void timerupdate(struct timeval *tv,
 }
 
 int xas_seq_play(xas_seq *seq, xas_audio_stream *sink) {
-    xas_seq_event_list_item *item = seq->first;
+    xas_seq_event_list_item *item;
     xas_audio_stream *source;
 
     size_t frame       = 0,
@@ -574,13 +574,15 @@ int xas_seq_play(xas_seq *seq, xas_audio_stream *sink) {
 
     int16_t *samples;
 
-    event_sort(seq);
-
     if ((source = xas_spatial_scene_stream_new(seq->scene,
                                                  seq->buffer_size)) == NULL) {
         goto error_spatial_scene_stream_new;
     }
 
+    event_sort(seq);
+
+    item = seq->first;
+
     while (item) {
         struct timeval tv;