diff --git a/daemon/helpers.c b/daemon/helpers.c
index 52ab54537..7e640967a 100644
--- a/daemon/helpers.c
+++ b/daemon/helpers.c
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ static void thread_looper_helper(void *fp) {
 
 		uring_thread_loop();
 
+		if (ret == TLA_BREAK)
+			break;
+
 		struct timeval stop;
 		gettimeofday(&stop, NULL);
 		long long duration_us = timeval_diff(&stop, &rtpe_now);
@@ -317,9 +320,6 @@ static void thread_looper_helper(void *fp) {
 					warn_limit_pct,
 					warn_limit_us / 1000000, warn_limit_us % 1000000);
 
-		if (ret == TLA_BREAK)
-			break;
-
 		struct timespec sleeptime = interval_ts;
 		struct timespec remtime;
 		while (true) {