diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
index a7e543e7e..5fe397c9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-sink.c
@@ -1463,11 +1463,11 @@ static int sink_set_port_cb(pa_sink *s, pa_device_port *p) {
     pa_assert_se(u->mixer_path = data->path);
     pa_alsa_path_select(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, s->muted);
 
-    mixer_volume_init(u);
-
     if (data->setting)
         pa_alsa_setting_select(data->setting, u->mixer_handle);
 
+    mixer_volume_init(u);
+
     if (s->set_mute)
         s->set_mute(s);
     if (s->flags & PA_SINK_DEFERRED_VOLUME) {
diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-source.c b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-source.c
index 616215e95..2342f4074 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/alsa-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/alsa-source.c
@@ -1366,11 +1366,11 @@ static int source_set_port_cb(pa_source *s, pa_device_port *p) {
     pa_assert_se(u->mixer_path = data->path);
     pa_alsa_path_select(u->mixer_path, u->mixer_handle, s->muted);
 
-    mixer_volume_init(u);
-
     if (data->setting)
         pa_alsa_setting_select(data->setting, u->mixer_handle);
 
+    mixer_volume_init(u);
+
     if (s->set_mute)
         s->set_mute(s);
     if (s->flags & PA_SOURCE_DEFERRED_VOLUME) {