diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py b/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
index 6c15bd6d..77eb9260 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/geventlet.py
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class EventletWorker(AsyncWorker):
             return super(EventletWorker, self).is_already_handled(respiter)
 
     def init_process(self):
-        self.patch()
         super(EventletWorker, self).init_process()
+        self.patch()
 
     def handle_quit(self, sig, frame):
         eventlet.spawn(super(EventletWorker, self).handle_quit, sig, frame)