diff --git a/store/v2/snapshots/manager.go b/store/v2/snapshots/manager.go
index 9380b3021b..7e12e4503d 100644
--- a/store/v2/snapshots/manager.go
+++ b/store/v2/snapshots/manager.go
@@ -400,7 +400,6 @@ func (m *Manager) doRestoreSnapshot(snapshot types.Snapshot, chChunks <-chan io.
 
 	// chStorage is the channel to pass the KV pairs to the storage snapshotter.
 	chStorage := make(chan *corestore.StateChanges, defaultStorageChannelBufferSize)
-	defer close(chStorage)
 
 	storageErrs := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
@@ -415,6 +414,7 @@ func (m *Manager) doRestoreSnapshot(snapshot types.Snapshot, chChunks <-chan io.
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "multistore restore")
 	}
+	close(chStorage)
 
 	for {
 		if nextItem.Item == nil {