diff --git a/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go b/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go
index 9d0745fcb..a4c9f47d4 100644
--- a/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go
+++ b/snapshots/devmapper/pool_device.go
@@ -331,12 +331,6 @@ func (p *PoolDevice) CreateSnapshotDevice(ctx context.Context, deviceName string
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Save snapshot metadata and allocate new device ID
-	metaErr = p.metadata.AddDevice(ctx, snapInfo)
-	if metaErr != nil {
-		return metaErr
-	}
-
 	// The base device must be suspend before taking a snapshot to
 	// avoid corruption.
 	// https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v5.7/Documentation/admin-guide/device-mapper/thin-provisioning.rst#internal-snapshots
@@ -354,6 +348,12 @@ func (p *PoolDevice) CreateSnapshotDevice(ctx context.Context, deviceName string
 		}()
 	}
 
+	// Save snapshot metadata and allocate new device ID
+	metaErr = p.metadata.AddDevice(ctx, snapInfo)
+	if metaErr != nil {
+		return metaErr
+	}
+
 	// Create thin device snapshot
 	devErr = p.createSnapshot(ctx, baseInfo, snapInfo)
 	if devErr != nil {