diff --git a/rtc_base/task_utils/repeating_task.cc b/rtc_base/task_utils/repeating_task.cc
index 8d64334cff..0cc9a6279d 100644
--- a/rtc_base/task_utils/repeating_task.cc
+++ b/rtc_base/task_utils/repeating_task.cc
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ bool RepeatingTaskBase::Run() {
     return true;
 
   TimeDelta delay = RunClosure();
-  RTC_DCHECK(delay.IsFinite());
 
   // The closure might have stopped this task, in which case we return true to
   // destruct this object.
   if (next_run_time_.IsPlusInfinity())
     return true;
-
+  
+  RTC_DCHECK(delay.IsFinite());
   TimeDelta lost_time = Timestamp::us(rtc::TimeMicros()) - next_run_time_;
   next_run_time_ += delay;
   delay -= lost_time;