diff --git a/awc/tests/test_client.rs b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
index 88987e63..8ca94ec9 100644
--- a/awc/tests/test_client.rs
+++ b/awc/tests/test_client.rs
@@ -722,9 +722,9 @@ async fn test_client_cookie_handling() {
 async fn client_unread_response() {
     let addr = test::unused_addr();
 
-    std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let lst = std::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).unwrap();
+    let lst = std::net::TcpListener::bind(addr).unwrap();
 
+    std::thread::spawn(move || {
         for stream in lst.incoming() {
             let mut stream = stream.unwrap();
             let mut b = [0; 1000];