diff --git a/src/kernel/qjpegio.cpp b/src/kernel/qjpegio.cpp
index 2c7556e..5d2a1b1 100644
--- a/src/kernel/qjpegio.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/qjpegio.cpp
@@ -203,13 +203,13 @@ void read_jpeg_image(QImageIO* iio)
     struct my_jpeg_source_mgr *iod_src = new my_jpeg_source_mgr(iio);
     struct my_error_mgr jerr;
 
+    cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&jerr);
+    jerr.error_exit = my_error_exit;
+
     jpeg_create_decompress(&cinfo);
 
     cinfo.src = iod_src;
 
-    cinfo.err = jpeg_std_error(&jerr);
-    jerr.error_exit = my_error_exit;
-
     if (!setjmp(jerr.setjmp_buffer)) {
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIXWARE)
 	(void) jpeg_read_header(&cinfo, B_TRUE);