diff --git a/tools/libxl/libxl_dom_suspend.c b/tools/libxl/libxl_dom_suspend.c
index d258a1c8dc..6314a001d1 100644
--- a/tools/libxl/libxl_dom_suspend.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/libxl_dom_suspend.c
@@ -456,12 +456,6 @@ int libxl__domain_resume(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid, int suspend_cancel)
 {
     int rc = 0;
 
-    if (xc_domain_resume(CTX->xch, domid, suspend_cancel)) {
-        LOGED(ERROR, domid, "xc_domain_resume failed");
-        rc = ERROR_FAIL;
-        goto out;
-    }
-
     libxl_domain_type type = libxl__domain_type(gc, domid);
     if (type == LIBXL_DOMAIN_TYPE_INVALID) {
         rc = ERROR_FAIL;
@@ -476,6 +470,12 @@ int libxl__domain_resume(libxl__gc *gc, uint32_t domid, int suspend_cancel)
         }
     }
 
+    if (xc_domain_resume(CTX->xch, domid, suspend_cancel)) {
+        LOGED(ERROR, domid, "xc_domain_resume failed");
+        rc = ERROR_FAIL;
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     if (!xs_resume_domain(CTX->xsh, domid)) {
         LOGED(ERROR, domid, "xs_resume_domain failed");
         rc = ERROR_FAIL;