diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 6eda1445..e8700cd0 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -5096,9 +5096,10 @@ static inline void PingUpdate(void)
 					pingtimeout[i]++;
 					if (pingtimeout[i] > cv_pingtimeout.value)	// ok your net has been bad for too long, you deserve to die.
 					{
-						pingtimeout[i] = 0;
 						XBOXSTATIC char buf[2];
 
+						pingtimeout[i] = 0;
+
 						buf[0] = (char)i;
 						buf[1] = KICK_MSG_PING_HIGH;
 						SendNetXCmd(XD_KICK, &buf, 2);