diff --git a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java
index a772b7c4c4a..ff0d2cd3584 100644
--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl.java
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ abstract class AbstractPlainDatagramSocketImpl extends DatagramSocketImpl
      * Creates a datagram socket
      */
     protected synchronized void create() throws SocketException {
-        fd = new FileDescriptor();
         ResourceManager.beforeUdpCreate();
+        fd = new FileDescriptor();
         try {
             datagramSocketCreate();
         } catch (SocketException ioe) {