diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index c2adc56ab..5c2035a24 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -4143,8 +4143,6 @@ ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_getCParams(int compressionLevel, unsigned long l
     size_t const addedSize = srcSizeHint ? 0 : 500;
     U64 const rSize = srcSizeHint+dictSize ? srcSizeHint+dictSize+addedSize : (U64)-1;
     U32 const tableID = (rSize <= 256 KB) + (rSize <= 128 KB) + (rSize <= 16 KB);   /* intentional underflow for srcSizeHint == 0 */
-    if (compressionLevel <= 0) compressionLevel = ZSTD_CLEVEL_DEFAULT;   /* 0 == default; no negative compressionLevel yet */
-    if (compressionLevel > ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL) compressionLevel = ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL;
 
 #if defined(ZSTD_DEBUG) && (ZSTD_DEBUG>=1)
     static int g_monotonicTest = 1;
@@ -4154,6 +4152,8 @@ ZSTD_compressionParameters ZSTD_getCParams(int compressionLevel, unsigned long l
     }
 #endif
 
+    if (compressionLevel <= 0) compressionLevel = ZSTD_CLEVEL_DEFAULT;   /* 0 == default; no negative compressionLevel yet */
+    if (compressionLevel > ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL) compressionLevel = ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL;
     { ZSTD_compressionParameters const cp = ZSTD_defaultCParameters[tableID][compressionLevel];
       return ZSTD_adjustCParams_internal(cp, srcSizeHint, dictSize); }
 }