diff --git a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 022011ab4b..fb26b69ba0 100644
--- a/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haikudepot/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -817,10 +817,9 @@ MainWindow::_InitWorkerThreads()
 void
 MainWindow::_AdoptModel()
 {
-	fVisiblePackages = fModel.CreatePackageList();
-
 	{
 		AutoLocker<BLocker> modelLocker(fModel.Lock());
+		fVisiblePackages = fModel.CreatePackageList();
 		AutoLocker<BLocker> listLocker(fPackagesToShowListLock);
 		fPackagesToShowList = fVisiblePackages;
 		atomic_add(&fPackagesToShowListID, 1);