diff --git a/lib/widget/check.c b/lib/widget/check.c
index 65771dc01..f27cd2116 100644
--- a/lib/widget/check.c
+++ b/lib/widget/check.c
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ check_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, void *d
             return MSG_NOT_HANDLED;
         c->state ^= C_BOOL;
         c->state ^= C_CHANGE;
-        send_message (WIDGET (w)->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
         send_message (w, sender, MSG_FOCUS, ' ', data);
+        send_message (WIDGET (w)->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
         return MSG_HANDLED;
 
     case MSG_CURSOR:
diff --git a/lib/widget/radio.c b/lib/widget/radio.c
index b206f509b..44e9b84ca 100644
--- a/lib/widget/radio.c
+++ b/lib/widget/radio.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ radio_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, void *d
         {
         case ' ':
             r->sel = r->pos;
-            send_message (w->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
             send_message (w, sender, MSG_FOCUS, ' ', data);
+            send_message (w->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
             return MSG_HANDLED;
 
         case KEY_UP:
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ radio_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, void *d
         }
 
     case MSG_CURSOR:
-        send_message (w->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
         send_message (w, sender, MSG_FOCUS, ' ', data);
         widget_move (r, r->pos, 1);
+        send_message (w->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, 0, NULL);
         return MSG_HANDLED;
 
     case MSG_UNFOCUS: