diff --git a/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp b/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
index afbf007ea..68f7becf4 100644
--- a/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
+++ b/include/verilated_fst_c.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ void VerilatedFst::dump(vluint64_t timeui) {
         return;
     }
     m_minNextDumpTime = timeui + 1;
+    fstWriterEmitTimeChange(m_fst, timeui);
     if (VL_UNLIKELY(m_fullDump)) {
         m_fullDump = false;  // No more need for next dump to be full
         for (vluint32_t ent = 0; ent < m_callbacks.size(); ++ent) {
@@ -238,7 +239,6 @@ void VerilatedFst::dump(vluint64_t timeui) {
         }
         return;
     }
-    fstWriterEmitTimeChange(m_fst, timeui);
     for (vluint32_t ent = 0; ent < m_callbacks.size(); ++ent) {
         VerilatedFstCallInfo* cip = m_callbacks[ent];
         (cip->m_changecb)(this, cip->m_userthis, cip->m_code);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
index b956e40cd..70134be06 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $date
-	Mon Apr  6 08:10:23 2020
+	Sat Apr 18 22:18:21 2020
 
 $end
 $version
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ $upscope $end
 $upscope $end
 $enddefinitions $end
 $dumpvars
-1!
-b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
-b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
+#10
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 $
+b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
+b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
+1!
 #15
 0!
 #20
@@ -83,5 +84,5 @@ b00000000000000000000000000001010 "
 0!
 #110
 1!
-b00000000000000000000000000001011 "
 b00000000000000000000000000001100 #
+b00000000000000000000000000001011 "
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
index 60ff90a86..cb4a741f0 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $date
-	Mon Apr  6 08:24:52 2020
+	Sat Apr 18 22:19:21 2020
 
 $end
 $version
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ $upscope $end
 $upscope $end
 $enddefinitions $end
 $dumpvars
-1!
-b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
-b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
+#10
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 $
+b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
+b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
+1!
 #15
 0!
 #20
@@ -83,5 +84,5 @@ b00000000000000000000000000001010 "
 0!
 #110
 1!
-b00000000000000000000000000001011 "
 b00000000000000000000000000001100 #
+b00000000000000000000000000001011 "