diff --git a/event/feed.go b/event/feed.go
index b1b597f17b..78fa3d98d8 100644
--- a/event/feed.go
+++ b/event/feed.go
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ func (f *Feed) remove(sub *feedSub) {
 // Send delivers to all subscribed channels simultaneously.
 // It returns the number of subscribers that the value was sent to.
 func (f *Feed) Send(value interface{}) (nsent int) {
+	rvalue := reflect.ValueOf(value)
+
 	f.once.Do(f.init)
 	<-f.sendLock
 
@@ -134,14 +136,14 @@ func (f *Feed) Send(value interface{}) (nsent int) {
 	f.mu.Lock()
 	f.sendCases = append(f.sendCases, f.inbox...)
 	f.inbox = nil
-	f.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// Set the sent value on all channels.
-	rvalue := reflect.ValueOf(value)
 	if !f.typecheck(rvalue.Type()) {
 		f.sendLock <- struct{}{}
 		panic(feedTypeError{op: "Send", got: rvalue.Type(), want: f.etype})
 	}
+	f.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Set the sent value on all channels.
 	for i := firstSubSendCase; i < len(f.sendCases); i++ {
 		f.sendCases[i].Send = rvalue
 	}