diff --git a/lib/location/method_gnss.c b/lib/location/method_gnss.c
index 1df839ff1e1c..a733bc9778af 100644
--- a/lib/location/method_gnss.c
+++ b/lib/location/method_gnss.c
@@ -1273,10 +1273,10 @@ int method_gnss_location_get(const struct location_request_info *request)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	k_work_submit_to_queue(location_core_work_queue_get(), &method_gnss_prepare_work);
-
 	running = true;
 
+	k_work_submit_to_queue(location_core_work_queue_get(), &method_gnss_prepare_work);
+
 	return 0;
 }