diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DefaultRenderLoop.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DefaultRenderLoop.cs
index 5dff3715b3..9cf849f59b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DefaultRenderLoop.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DefaultRenderLoop.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         {
             add
             {
+                _tick += value;
+
                 if (_subscriberCount++ == 0)
                 {
                     Start();
                 }
-
-                _tick += value;
             }
 
             remove