diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
index d485edd70..3d8c67b74 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
@@ -290,10 +290,11 @@ static struct pw_client *client_new(struct server *s, int fd)
 	spa_list_append(&s->this.client_list, &client->protocol_link);
 
 	pw_client_add_listener(client, &this->client_listener, &client_events, this);
-	pw_client_register(client, client, pw_module_get_global(pd->module), NULL);
 
 	pw_global_bind(pw_core_get_global(core), client, PW_PERM_RWX, PW_VERSION_CORE, 0);
 
+	pw_client_register(client, client, pw_module_get_global(pd->module), NULL);
+
 	return client;
 
       no_connection: