diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
index 486bf02088..2ba2b14fcf 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/format_types/juce_VST3PluginFormat.cpp
@@ -1664,8 +1664,8 @@ public:
         isControllerInitialised = true;
         editController->setComponentHandler (host);
         grabInformationObjects();
-        synchroniseStates();
         interconnectComponentAndController();
+        synchroniseStates();
         syncProgramNames();
         setupIO();
         return true;