diff --git a/netty/third_party/netty/java/io/grpc/netty/FixedHttp2ConnectionDecoder.java b/netty/third_party/netty/java/io/grpc/netty/FixedHttp2ConnectionDecoder.java
index f7444805a9..a3c9b578d6 100644
--- a/netty/third_party/netty/java/io/grpc/netty/FixedHttp2ConnectionDecoder.java
+++ b/netty/third_party/netty/java/io/grpc/netty/FixedHttp2ConnectionDecoder.java
@@ -450,11 +450,11 @@ public class FixedHttp2ConnectionDecoder implements Http2ConnectionDecoder {
 
         @Override
         public void onSettingsRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Http2Settings settings) throws Http2Exception {
-            encoder.remoteSettings(settings);
-
             // Acknowledge receipt of the settings.
             encoder.writeSettingsAck(ctx, ctx.newPromise());
 
+            encoder.remoteSettings(settings);
+
             listener.onSettingsRead(ctx, settings);
         }