diff --git a/src/llama.cpp b/src/llama.cpp
index 3d5a928a8..c3da3c43b 100644
--- a/src/llama.cpp
+++ b/src/llama.cpp
@@ -9428,7 +9428,6 @@ static struct llama_model * llama_model_load_from_file_impl(
         struct llama_model_params params) {
     ggml_time_init();
 
-    llama_model * model = new llama_model(params);
 
     unsigned cur_percentage = 0;
     if (params.progress_callback == NULL) {
@@ -9447,6 +9446,8 @@ static struct llama_model * llama_model_load_from_file_impl(
         };
     }
 
+    llama_model * model = new llama_model(params);
+
     // create list of devices to use with this model
     if (params.devices) {
         for (ggml_backend_dev_t * dev = params.devices; *dev; ++dev) {