diff --git a/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp b/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
index 3b38720c2d75c..b095ce1888afb 100644
--- a/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
+++ b/media/mtp/MtpProperty.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ MtpProperty::~MtpProperty() {
 }
 
 void MtpProperty::read(MtpDataPacket& packet) {
-    bool deviceProp = isDeviceProperty();
-
     mCode = packet.getUInt16();
+    bool deviceProp = isDeviceProperty();
     mType = packet.getUInt16();
     mWriteable = (packet.getUInt8() == 1);
     switch (mType) {