diff --git a/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
index a57571289..69ffc7a2f 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstdmt_compress.c
@@ -1740,13 +1740,13 @@ static size_t ZSTDMT_compressionJobAcquireResources(void* opaque)
     ZSTDMT_compressionJobState* const state =
         (ZSTDMT_compressionJobState*)opaque;
     ZSTDMT_jobDescription* const job = state->job;
+    ZSTDMT_RustCompressionJobResourceProjection const projection = {
+        state->jobParams.ldmParams.enableLdm == ZSTD_ps_enable,
+        job->dstBuff.start != NULL
+    };
 
     state->dstBuff = job->dstBuff;
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTDMT_compressionJob: job %u", job->jobID);
-    ZSTDMT_RustCompressionJobResourceProjection const projection = {
-        state->jobParams.ldmParams.enableLdm,
-        state->dstBuff.start != NULL
-    };
     return ZSTDMT_rust_compressionJobAcquireResources(
             &projection, state,
             ZSTDMT_compressionJobAcquireCCtx,