diff --git a/dlls/ucrtbase/tests/thread.c b/dlls/ucrtbase/tests/thread.c
index 8fffbffb38e..7693304e612 100644
--- a/dlls/ucrtbase/tests/thread.c
+++ b/dlls/ucrtbase/tests/thread.c
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ static void test_thread_library_reference(char *thread_dll,
 
     ok(thread_handle != -1 && thread_handle != 0, "Failed to begin thread: %u\n", errno);
 
+    ok(FreeLibrary(dll), "Failed to free the library: %u\n", GetLastError());
+
     ret = WaitForSingleObject(args.confirm_running, 200);
     ok(ret == WAIT_OBJECT_0, "Event was not signaled, ret: %u, err: %u\n", ret, GetLastError());
 
-    ok(FreeLibrary(dll), "Failed to free the library: %u\n", GetLastError());
-
     ret = WaitForSingleObject(detach_event, 0);
     ok(ret == WAIT_TIMEOUT, "Thread detach happened unexpectedly signaling an event, ret: %d, err: %u\n", ret, GetLastError());