diff --git a/test/AtomicIntegerTest.java b/test/AtomicIntegerTest.java
index 72da50d446..1736fe11c2 100644
--- a/test/AtomicIntegerTest.java
+++ b/test/AtomicIntegerTest.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class AtomicIntegerTest {
         @Override
         public void run() {
           try {
-            doOperation();
             waitTillReady();
+            doOperation();
           } finally {
             synchronized (threadDoneCount) {
               threadDoneCount.incrementAndGet();
diff --git a/test/AtomicLongTest.java b/test/AtomicLongTest.java
index cb441f4295..db6bd618c0 100644
--- a/test/AtomicLongTest.java
+++ b/test/AtomicLongTest.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class AtomicLongTest {
         @Override
         public void run() {
           try {
-            doOperation();
             waitTillReady();
+            doOperation();
           } finally {
             synchronized (threadDoneCount) {
               threadDoneCount.incrementAndGet();
diff --git a/test/AtomicReferenceTest.java b/test/AtomicReferenceTest.java
index 8ed2b561fd..69d16d850a 100644
--- a/test/AtomicReferenceTest.java
+++ b/test/AtomicReferenceTest.java
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class AtomicReferenceTest {
         @Override
         public void run() {
           try {
-            doOperation();
             waitTillReady();
+            doOperation();
           } finally {
             synchronized (threadDoneCount) {
               threadDoneCount.incrementAndGet();