diff --git a/include/libtorrent/bandwidth_manager.hpp b/include/libtorrent/bandwidth_manager.hpp
index a83ba27f8..9dbfdfcdc 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/bandwidth_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/bandwidth_manager.hpp
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ private:
 		if (e) return;
 
 		mutex_t::scoped_lock l(m_mutex);
-		INVARIANT_CHECK;
 		if (m_abort) return;
+		INVARIANT_CHECK;
 
 		TORRENT_ASSERT(!m_history.empty());