diff --git a/iolog.c b/iolog.c
index 37ad0d2a16..e3a56db957 100644
--- a/iolog.c
+++ b/iolog.c
@@ -236,15 +236,15 @@ int read_iolog_get(struct thread_data *td, struct io_u *io_u)
 						io_u->buflen, io_u->file->file_name);
 			if (ipo->delay)
 				iolog_delay(td, ipo->delay);
+
+			if (td->o.dp_type != FIO_DP_NONE)
+				dp_fill_dspec_data(td, io_u);
 		} else {
 			elapsed = mtime_since_genesis();
 			if (ipo->delay > elapsed)
 				usec_sleep(td, (ipo->delay - elapsed) * 1000);
 		}
 
-		if (td->o.dp_type != FIO_DP_NONE)
-			dp_fill_dspec_data(td, io_u);
-
 		free(ipo);
 
 		if (io_u->ddir != DDIR_WAIT)