diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/symbol_layer_tweaker.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/symbol_layer_tweaker.cpp
index 2ef06ead3ad..aded5a44acd 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/symbol_layer_tweaker.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/symbol_layer_tweaker.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ void SymbolLayerTweaker::execute(LayerGroupBase& layerGroup, const PaintParamete
                                          /*.pad1=*/0,
                                          /*.pad2=*/{0, 0}};
 
+    if (!dynamicBuffer) {
+        dynamicBuffer = parameters.context.createUniformBuffer(&dynamicUBO, sizeof(dynamicUBO));
+    } else {
+        dynamicBuffer->update(&dynamicUBO, sizeof(dynamicUBO));
+    }
+
     visitLayerGroupDrawables(layerGroup, [&](gfx::Drawable& drawable) {
         if (!drawable.getTileID() || !drawable.getData()) {
             return;
@@ -124,12 +130,6 @@ void SymbolLayerTweaker::execute(LayerGroupBase& layerGroup, const PaintParamete
             iconPropertiesUpdated = false;
         }
 
-        if (!dynamicBuffer) {
-            dynamicBuffer = parameters.context.createUniformBuffer(&dynamicUBO, sizeof(dynamicUBO));
-        } else {
-            dynamicBuffer->update(&dynamicUBO, sizeof(dynamicUBO));
-        }
-
         // from RenderTile::translatedMatrix
         const auto translate = isText ? evaluated.get<style::TextTranslate>() : evaluated.get<style::IconTranslate>();
         const auto anchor = isText ? evaluated.get<style::TextTranslateAnchor>()