diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
index 627026936..b15a85c86 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-atlas-texture.c
@@ -670,8 +670,6 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_migrate (unsigned int                    n_textures,
   unsigned int i;
   CoglAtlasTextureBlitData blit_data;
 
-  _cogl_atlas_texture_blit_begin (&blit_data, new_texture, old_texture);
-
   /* We don't know if any materials may currently be referenced in the
    * journal that depend on the current underlying GL texture storage
    * so we flush the journal before migrating.
@@ -681,6 +679,8 @@ _cogl_atlas_texture_migrate (unsigned int                    n_textures,
    */
   _cogl_journal_flush ();
 
+  _cogl_atlas_texture_blit_begin (&blit_data, new_texture, old_texture);
+
   for (i = 0; i < n_textures; i++)
     {
       /* Skip the texture that is being added because it doesn't contain