diff --git a/js/sql.js b/js/sql.js
index 6fb7632e0b..49b3a8298e 100644
--- a/js/sql.js
+++ b/js/sql.js
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ $(function() {
         /** @lends jQuery */
         event.preventDefault();
 
-        var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
-
         /**
          * @var $form    Object referring to the form element that paginates the results table
          */
@@ -296,6 +294,7 @@ $(function() {
                 'pos', 
                 PMA_messages['strNotValidRowNumber'], 0)) {
 
+            var $msgbox = PMA_ajaxShowMessage();
             PMA_prepareForAjaxRequest($form);
 
             $.post($form.attr('action'), $form.serialize(), function(data) {