diff --git a/ps2d/src/main.rs b/ps2d/src/main.rs
index d72d9b0d4b..848e66fffe 100644
--- a/ps2d/src/main.rs
+++ b/ps2d/src/main.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ fn daemon(daemon: syscall::Daemon) -> ! {
 
     syscall::setrens(0, 0).expect("ps2d: failed to enter null namespace");
 
-    daemon.ready().expect("p2sd: failed to mark daemon as ready");
-
     let mut ps2d = Ps2d::new(input, keymap);
 
+    daemon.ready().expect("p2sd: failed to mark daemon as ready");
+
     let mut data = [0; 256];
     loop {
         // There are some gotchas with ps/2 controllers that require this weird