(SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE | SPU_RUNCNTL_ISOLATE);
                if (runcntl == 0)
                        runcntl = SPU_RUNCNTL_RUNNABLE;
-       }
-
-       if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED) {
-               spuctx_switch_state(ctx, SPU_UTIL_USER);
-               ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
        } else {
                unsigned long privcntl;
 
                else
                        privcntl = SPU_PRIVCNTL_MODE_NORMAL;
 
-               ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
                ctx->ops->privcntl_write(ctx, privcntl);
-               ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
+               ctx->ops->npc_write(ctx, *npc);
+       }
+
+       ctx->ops->runcntl_write(ctx, runcntl);
+
+       if (ctx->flags & SPU_CREATE_NOSCHED) {
+               spuctx_switch_state(ctx, SPU_UTIL_USER);
+       } else {
 
                if (ctx->state == SPU_STATE_SAVED) {
                        ret = spu_activate(ctx, 0);