diff --git a/src/tty.c b/src/tty.c
index f583eb50..7b68ff16 100644
--- a/src/tty.c
+++ b/src/tty.c
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ static int on_enter_vt(int signal_number, void *data)
 {
 	struct tty *tty = data;
 
-	tty->vt_func(tty->compositor, TTY_ENTER_VT);
-
 	ioctl(tty->fd, VT_RELDISP, VT_ACKACQ);
 
+	tty->vt_func(tty->compositor, TTY_ENTER_VT);
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ on_leave_vt(int signal_number, void *data)
 {
 	struct tty *tty = data;
 
-	ioctl(tty->fd, VT_RELDISP, 1);
-
 	tty->vt_func(tty->compositor, TTY_LEAVE_VT);
 
+	ioctl(tty->fd, VT_RELDISP, 1);
+
 	return 1;
 }