diff --git a/ps2d/src/main.rs b/ps2d/src/main.rs
index 880a531f09..947bce2cd1 100644
--- a/ps2d/src/main.rs
+++ b/ps2d/src/main.rs
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ fn daemon(daemon: syscall::Daemon) -> core::convert::Infallible {
 
     syscall::setrens(0, 0).expect("ps2d: failed to enter null namespace");
 
-    let mut ps2d = Ps2d::new(input, keymap);
-
     daemon.ready().expect("ps2d: failed to mark daemon as ready");
 
+    let mut ps2d = Ps2d::new(input, keymap);
+
     let mut data = [0; 256];
     loop {
         // There are some gotchas with ps/2 controllers that require this weird