diff --git a/h3/src/stream.rs b/h3/src/stream.rs
index f00a11a1..5c61e75f 100644
--- a/h3/src/stream.rs
+++ b/h3/src/stream.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ where
     D: Into<WriteBuf<B>>,
     B: Buf,
 {
-    stream.send_data(data)?;
     future::poll_fn(|cx| stream.poll_ready(cx)).await?;
+    stream.send_data(data)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }