diff --git a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
index 325bdca974..b62fe04ecd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/disk_reader.cc
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ DiskReader::run (BufferSet& bufs, samplepos_t start_sample, samplepos_t end_samp
 				}
 			}
 
+			/* reset _declick_amp to the correct gain before processing this channel. */
+			if (declick_out) {
+				_declick_amp.set_gain (initial_declick_gain);
+			}
+
 			if (!declick_out) {
 
 				const samplecnt_t total = chaninfo->rbuf->read (disk_buf.data(), disk_samples_to_consume);
@@ -395,11 +400,6 @@ DiskReader::run (BufferSet& bufs, samplepos_t start_sample, samplepos_t end_samp
 				}
 			}
 
-			/* reset _declick_amp to the correct gain before
-			 * processing this channel.
-			 */
-
-			_declick_amp.set_gain (initial_declick_gain);
 			_declick_amp.apply_gain (disk_buf, nframes, target_gain);
 
 			/* _declick_amp is now left with the correct gain after