diff --git a/sched/task/task_fork.c b/sched/task/task_fork.c
index 964c55b0395..359db312f48 100644
--- a/sched/task/task_fork.c
+++ b/sched/task/task_fork.c
@@ -221,14 +221,6 @@ FAR struct tcb_s *nxtask_setup_fork(start_t retaddr)
     }
 #endif
 
-  /* Setup thread local storage */
-
-  ret = tls_dup_info(child, parent);
-  if (ret < OK)
-    {
-      goto errout_with_tcb;
-    }
-
   /* Get the priority of the parent task */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PRIORITY_INHERITANCE
@@ -247,6 +239,14 @@ FAR struct tcb_s *nxtask_setup_fork(start_t retaddr)
       goto errout_with_tcb;
     }
 
+  /* Setup thread local storage */
+
+  ret = tls_dup_info(child, parent);
+  if (ret < OK)
+    {
+      goto errout_with_tcb;
+    }
+
   /* Setup to pass parameters to the new task */
 
   ret = nxtask_setup_stackargs(child, argv[0], &argv[1]);