diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/IO/PooledMemoryStream.cs b/src/SharpCompress/IO/PooledMemoryStream.cs
index 8caadd31..3fabeb0b 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/IO/PooledMemoryStream.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/IO/PooledMemoryStream.cs
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public sealed class PooledMemoryStream : MemoryStream
         }
         set
         {
-            ThrowHelper.ThrowIfNegative(value, nameof(value));
             EnsureNotClosed();
+            ThrowHelper.ThrowIfNegative(value, nameof(value));
             ThrowHelper.ThrowIfGreaterThan(value, MaxStreamLength, nameof(value));
 
             _position = (int)value;