diff --git a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
index 07e9c7da66..246f9d85b6 100644
--- a/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
+++ b/components/detournavigator/makenavmesh.cpp
@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             " playerTile=(" << playerTile << ")" <<
             " changedTileDistance=" << getDistance(changedTile, playerTile);
 
-        const auto params = *navMeshCacheItem->lockConst()->getImpl().getParams();
-
         if (!recastMesh)
         {
             Log(Debug::Debug) << "Ignore add tile: recastMesh is null";
@@ -542,6 +540,8 @@ namespace DetourNavigator
             return navMeshCacheItem->lock()->removeTile(changedTile);
         }
 
+        const dtNavMeshParams params = *navMeshCacheItem->lockConst()->getImpl().getParams();
+
         if (!shouldAddTile(changedTile, playerTile, std::min(settings.mMaxTilesNumber, params.maxTiles)))
         {
             Log(Debug::Debug) << "Ignore add tile: too far from player";