diff --git a/src/ae.cpp b/src/ae.cpp
index 702c465d4..9d8c945d5 100644
--- a/src/ae.cpp
+++ b/src/ae.cpp
@@ -716,11 +716,6 @@ int aeProcessEvents(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int flags)
             }
         }
 
-        if (eventLoop->flags & AE_DONT_WAIT) {
-            tv.tv_sec = tv.tv_usec = 0;
-            tvp = &tv;
-        }
-
         if (eventLoop->beforesleep != NULL && flags & AE_CALL_BEFORE_SLEEP) {
             std::unique_lock<decltype(g_lock)> ulock(g_lock, std::defer_lock);
             if (!(eventLoop->beforesleepFlags & AE_SLEEP_THREADSAFE)) {
@@ -731,6 +726,11 @@ int aeProcessEvents(aeEventLoop *eventLoop, int flags)
             eventLoop->beforesleep(eventLoop);
         }
 
+        if (eventLoop->flags & AE_DONT_WAIT) {
+            tv.tv_sec = tv.tv_usec = 0;
+            tvp = &tv;
+        }
+
         /* Call the multiplexing API, will return only on timeout or when
          * some event fires. */
         numevents = aeApiPoll(eventLoop, tvp);