diff --git a/dlls/user/message.c b/dlls/user/message.c
index 14f458fc46a..4a0dab38698 100644
--- a/dlls/user/message.c
+++ b/dlls/user/message.c
@@ -1518,12 +1518,12 @@ LRESULT WINAPI SendMessageTimeoutW( HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM l
         return 1;
     }
 
-    SPY_EnterMessage( SPY_SENDMESSAGE, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam );
-
     if (!(dest_tid = GetWindowThreadProcessId( hwnd, &dest_pid ))) return 0;
 
     if (USER_IsExitingThread( dest_tid )) return 0;
 
+    SPY_EnterMessage( SPY_SENDMESSAGE, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam );
+
     if (dest_tid == GetCurrentThreadId())
     {
         result = call_window_proc( hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam, TRUE );
@@ -1566,12 +1566,12 @@ LRESULT WINAPI SendMessageTimeoutA( HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM l
         return 1;
     }
 
-    SPY_EnterMessage( SPY_SENDMESSAGE, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam );
-
     if (!(dest_tid = GetWindowThreadProcessId( hwnd, &dest_pid ))) return 0;
 
     if (USER_IsExitingThread( dest_tid )) return 0;
 
+    SPY_EnterMessage( SPY_SENDMESSAGE, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam );
+
     if (dest_tid == GetCurrentThreadId())
     {
         result = call_window_proc( hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam, FALSE );