diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
index 396be628259..44b49bea12c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
@@ -380,15 +380,15 @@ RPCMethod importdescriptors()
     if (!pwallet) return UniValue::VNULL;
     CWallet& wallet{*pwallet};
 
-    // Make sure the results are valid at least up to the most recent block
-    // the user could have gotten from another RPC command prior to now
-    wallet.BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain();
-
     WalletRescanReserver reserver(*pwallet);
     if (!reserver.reserve(/*with_passphrase=*/true)) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Wallet is currently rescanning. Abort existing rescan or wait.");
     }
 
+    // Make sure the results are valid at least up to the most recent block
+    // the user could have gotten from another RPC command prior to now
+    wallet.BlockUntilSyncedToCurrentChain();
+
     // Ensure that the wallet is not locked for the remainder of this RPC, as
     // the passphrase is used to top up the keypool.
     LOCK(pwallet->m_relock_mutex);