diff --git a/dom/telephony/gonk/TelephonyService.js b/dom/telephony/gonk/TelephonyService.js
index 119c14ec671d..b0bfe7871038 100644
--- a/dom/telephony/gonk/TelephonyService.js
+++ b/dom/telephony/gonk/TelephonyService.js
@@ -1002,11 +1002,6 @@ TelephonyService.prototype = {
     aRilCall.number = this._formatInternationalNumber(aRilCall.number,
                                                       aRilCall.toa);
 
-    if (!aCall.started &&
-        aCall.state == nsITelephonyService.CALL_STATE_CONNECTED) {
-      aCall.started = new Date().getTime();
-    }
-
     let change = false;
     const key = ["state", "number", "numberPresentation", "name",
                  "namePresentation"];
@@ -1021,6 +1016,11 @@ TelephonyService.prototype = {
     aCall.isOutgoing = !aRilCall.isMT;
     aCall.isEmergency = gDialNumberUtils.isEmergency(aCall.number);
 
+    if (!aCall.started &&
+        aCall.state == nsITelephonyService.CALL_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+      aCall.started = new Date().getTime();
+    }
+
     return change;
   },