diff --git a/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs b/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
index 59b822a271..b43e5b6de5 100644
--- a/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/stages/calibrate.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ where
         }
 
         let mut iter = self.stage_max;
+        // If we restarted after a timeout or crash, do less iterations.
+        iter -= usize::try_from(self.restart_helper.execs_since_progress_start(state)?)?;
 
         let input = state.current_input_cloned()?;
 
@@ -159,9 +161,6 @@ where
         let mut i = 1;
         let mut has_errors = false;
 
-        // If we restarted after a timeout or crash, do less iterations.
-        iter -= usize::try_from(self.restart_helper.execs_since_progress_start(state)?)?;
-
         while i < iter {
             let input = state.current_input_cloned()?;