diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
index b5f8e54672..6c11ba3d78 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_AudioUnitPluginFormat.mm
@@ -801,8 +801,6 @@ public:
 
     void setCurrentProgramStateInformation (const void* data, int sizeInBytes) override
     {
-        initialiseAudioUnit();
-
         CFReadStreamRef stream = CFReadStreamCreateWithBytesNoCopy (kCFAllocatorDefault, (const UInt8*) data,
                                                                     sizeInBytes, kCFAllocatorNull);
         CFReadStreamOpen (stream);
@@ -814,6 +812,8 @@ public:
 
         if (propertyList != 0)
         {
+            initialiseAudioUnit();
+
             AudioUnitSetProperty (audioUnit, kAudioUnitProperty_ClassInfo, kAudioUnitScope_Global,
                                   0, &propertyList, sizeof (propertyList));