diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
index 89048e73cc..ee90941c14 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/layer.rs
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@ impl LayerInner {
 
         assert!(self.have_remote_client);
 
-        self.wanted_evicted.store(true, Ordering::Release);
-
         let mut rx = self.status.subscribe();
 
+        self.wanted_evicted.store(true, Ordering::Release);
+
         if self.get().is_none() {
             // it was not evictable in the first place
             // our store to the wanted_evicted does not matter; it will be reset by next download