diff --git a/misc/ios/go_darwin_arm_exec.go b/misc/ios/go_darwin_arm_exec.go
index f1807ae1e0..56dbb009a1 100644
--- a/misc/ios/go_darwin_arm_exec.go
+++ b/misc/ios/go_darwin_arm_exec.go
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ func run(bin string, args []string) (err error) {
 		os.Stdout.Write(b)
 	}()
 
+	cond := func(out *buf) bool {
+		i0 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte("(lldb)"))
+		i1 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte("fruitstrap"))
+		i2 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte(" connect"))
+		return i0 > 0 && i1 > 0 && i2 > 0
+	}
+	if err := s.wait("lldb start", cond, 15*time.Second); err != nil {
+		panic(waitPanic{err})
+	}
+
 	// Script LLDB. Oh dear.
 	s.do(`process handle SIGHUP  --stop false --pass true --notify false`)
 	s.do(`process handle SIGPIPE --stop false --pass true --notify false`)
@@ -348,15 +358,6 @@ func newSession(appdir string, args []string, opts options) (*lldbSession, error
 		s.exited <- s.cmd.Wait()
 	}()
 
-	cond := func(out *buf) bool {
-		i0 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte("(lldb)"))
-		i1 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte("fruitstrap"))
-		i2 := s.out.LastIndex([]byte(" connect"))
-		return i0 > 0 && i1 > 0 && i2 > 0
-	}
-	if err := s.wait("lldb start", cond, 15*time.Second); err != nil {
-		panic(waitPanic{err})
-	}
 	return s, nil
 }