diff --git a/lib/Arch/X86/Arch.cpp b/lib/Arch/X86/Arch.cpp
index 3405f10a0..de41f1ba2 100644
--- a/lib/Arch/X86/Arch.cpp
+++ b/lib/Arch/X86/Arch.cpp
@@ -1203,6 +1203,8 @@ bool X86Arch::DecodeInstruction(uint64_t address, std::string_view inst_bytes,
     return false;
   }
 
+  inst.category = CreateCategory(xedd);
+
   // Look for instruction fusing opportunities. For now, just `call; pop`.
   const char *is_fused_call_pop = nullptr;
   if (len < inst_bytes.size() &&
@@ -1230,7 +1232,6 @@ bool X86Arch::DecodeInstruction(uint64_t address, std::string_view inst_bytes,
     }
   }
 
-  inst.category = CreateCategory(xedd);
   inst.next_pc = address + len + extra_len;
 
   // Fiddle with the size of the bytes.