diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/PhysicalKeyboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/PhysicalKeyboardFragment.java
index cf8db7a8243..70d5c7b63b0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/PhysicalKeyboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/PhysicalKeyboardFragment.java
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ public final class PhysicalKeyboardFragment extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
             clearLoader();
             mLastHardKeyboards.clear();
             mLastHardKeyboards.addAll(newHardKeyboards);
+            mLoaderIDs.add(mNextLoaderId);
             getLoaderManager().initLoader(mNextLoaderId, null,
                     new Callbacks(getContext(), this, mLastHardKeyboards));
-            mLoaderIDs.add(mNextLoaderId);
             ++mNextLoaderId;
         }
     }