diff --git a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
index 1ab26ccfb258..4f27bf95b948 100644
--- a/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
+++ b/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
@@ -845,11 +845,6 @@ ukbd_set_leds_callback(struct usb_xfer *xfer, usb_error_t error)
 		if (!any)
 			break;
 
-#ifdef EVDEV_SUPPORT
-		if (sc->sc_evdev != NULL)
-			evdev_push_leds(sc->sc_evdev, sc->sc_leds);
-#endif
-
 		/* range check output report length */
 		len = sc->sc_led_size;
 		if (len > (UKBD_BUFFER_SIZE - 1))
@@ -1973,6 +1968,11 @@ ukbd_set_leds(struct ukbd_softc *sc, uint8_t leds)
 	UKBD_LOCK_ASSERT();
 	DPRINTF("leds=0x%02x\n", leds);
 
+#ifdef EVDEV_SUPPORT
+	if (sc->sc_evdev != NULL)
+		evdev_push_leds(sc->sc_evdev, leds);
+#endif
+
 	sc->sc_leds = leds;
 	sc->sc_flags |= UKBD_FLAG_SET_LEDS;