diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/content/FileSystemProvider.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/content/FileSystemProvider.java
index b591163e87289..f90eab13bbcf0 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/content/FileSystemProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/content/FileSystemProvider.java
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ public abstract class FileSystemProvider extends DocumentsProvider {
         displayName = FileUtils.buildValidFatFilename(displayName);
 
         final File before = getFileForDocId(docId);
+        final File beforeVisibleFile = getFileForDocId(docId, true);
         final File after = FileUtils.buildUniqueFile(before.getParentFile(), displayName);
         if (!before.renameTo(after)) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to rename to " + after);
@@ -245,7 +246,6 @@ public abstract class FileSystemProvider extends DocumentsProvider {
         onDocIdChanged(docId);
         onDocIdChanged(afterDocId);
 
-        final File beforeVisibleFile = getFileForDocId(docId, true);
         final File afterVisibleFile = getFileForDocId(afterDocId, true);
         moveInMediaStore(beforeVisibleFile, afterVisibleFile);