diff --git a/src/dec/bits.c b/src/dec/bits.c
index a51775d6..94b8e998 100644
--- a/src/dec/bits.c
+++ b/src/dec/bits.c
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ void VP8Init(VP8BitReader* const br, const uint8_t* buf, uint32_t size) {
   assert(br);
   assert(buf);
   br->range_ = 255 - 1;
-  br->eof_ = 0;
   br->buf_ = buf;
   br->buf_end_ = buf + size;
   // Need two initial bytes.
   br->value_ = (VP8GetByte(br) << 8) | VP8GetByte(br);
   br->left_ = -8;
+  br->eof_ = 0;
 }
 
 const uint8_t kVP8Log2Range[128] = {