Index: subversion/libsvn_fs_fs/recovery.c
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--- subversion/libsvn_fs_fs/recovery.c	(revision 1547343)
+++ subversion/libsvn_fs_fs/recovery.c	(working copy)
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ svn_fs_fs__find_max_ids(svn_fs_t *fs,
   SVN_ERR_ASSERT(ffd->format < SVN_FS_FS__MIN_NO_GLOBAL_IDS_FORMAT);
 
   SVN_ERR(svn_fs_fs__rev_get_root(&root_id, fs, youngest, pool));
+  SVN_ERR(svn_fs_fs__open_pack_or_rev_file(&rev_file, fs, youngest, pool));
   SVN_ERR(svn_fs_fs__item_offset(&root_offset, fs, rev_file, youngest, NULL,
                                  svn_fs_fs__id_item(root_id), pool));
 
-  SVN_ERR(svn_fs_fs__open_pack_or_rev_file(&rev_file, fs, youngest, pool));
   SVN_ERR(recover_find_max_ids(fs, youngest, rev_file, root_offset,
                                max_node_id, max_copy_id, pool));
   SVN_ERR(svn_fs_fs__close_revision_file(rev_file));