diff --git a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
index 502e16cb4..ffd6fcbbb 100644
--- a/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
+++ b/platform/ios/src/MGLMapView.mm
@@ -4586,8 +4586,8 @@ mbgl::Duration MGLDurationInSeconds(NSTimeInterval duration)
                     [self.glView addSubview:annotationView];
                 }
                 
-                annotationView.center = [self convertCoordinate:annotationContext.annotation.coordinate toPointToView:self];
                 annotationView.mapView = self;
+                annotationView.center = [self convertCoordinate:annotationContext.annotation.coordinate toPointToView:self];
                 annotationContext.annotationView = annotationView;
             }
         }