diff --git a/src/sync/waitgroup.go b/src/sync/waitgroup.go
index 5b035aa3967..195f839da41 100644
--- a/src/sync/waitgroup.go
+++ b/src/sync/waitgroup.go
@@ -204,13 +204,14 @@ func (wg *WaitGroup) Wait() {
 				}
 			}
 			runtime_SemacquireWaitGroup(&wg.sema, synctestDurable)
-			if wg.state.Load() != 0 {
-				panic("sync: WaitGroup is reused before previous Wait has returned")
-			}
+			isReset := wg.state.Load() != 0
 			if race.Enabled {
 				race.Enable()
 				race.Acquire(unsafe.Pointer(wg))
 			}
+			if isReset {
+				panic("sync: WaitGroup is reused before previous Wait has returned")
+			}
 			return
 		}
 	}