diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index d9c472b..20a3853 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -3159,6 +3159,10 @@
     assert((offset & (BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - 1)) == 0);
     assert((bytes & (BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - 1)) == 0);
 
+    if (bs->copy_on_read_in_flight) {
+        wait_for_overlapping_requests(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
+    }
+
     tracked_request_begin(&req, bs, sector_num, nb_sectors, true);
 
     ret = notifier_with_return_list_notify(&bs->before_write_notifiers, &req);
@@ -3208,10 +3212,6 @@
         return -EIO;
     }
 
-    if (bs->copy_on_read_in_flight) {
-        wait_for_overlapping_requests(bs, sector_num, nb_sectors);
-    }
-
     /* throttling disk I/O */
     if (bs->io_limits_enabled) {
         bdrv_io_limits_intercept(bs, nb_sectors, true);