diff --git a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
index dcaa593dc..4c9eaad81 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,9 @@ int dm_tree_activate_children(struct dm_tree_node *dnode,
 
 	for (priority = 0; priority < 3; priority++) {
 		while ((child = dm_tree_next_child(&handle, dnode, 0))) {
+			if (priority != child->activation_priority)
+				continue;
+
 			if (!(uuid = dm_tree_node_get_uuid(child))) {
 				stack;
 				continue;
@@ -1427,9 +1430,6 @@ int dm_tree_activate_children(struct dm_tree_node *dnode,
 			if (!_uuid_prefix_matches(uuid, uuid_prefix, uuid_prefix_len))
 				continue;
 
-			if (priority != child->activation_priority)
-				continue;
-
 			if (!(name = dm_tree_node_get_name(child))) {
 				stack;
 				continue;