diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/AbstractReconciler.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/AbstractReconciler.java
index 2978a8b9ec9..359cbe08e50 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/AbstractReconciler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface.text/src/org/eclipse/jface/text/reconciler/AbstractReconciler.java
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ public void reset() {
 					fIsDirty= true;
 					fReset= true;
 				}
+				informNotFinished();
 				synchronized (fDirtyRegionQueue) {
 					fDirtyRegionQueue.notifyAll(); // wake up wait(fDelay);
 				}
@@ -151,13 +152,12 @@ public void reset() {
 				synchronized (this) {
 					fIsDirty= true;
 				}
-
+				informNotFinished();
 				synchronized (fDirtyRegionQueue) {
 					fDirtyRegionQueue.notifyAll();
 				}
 			}
 
-			informNotFinished();
 			reconcilerReset();
 		}