diff --git a/toolchain/check/import_cpp.cpp b/toolchain/check/import_cpp.cpp
index 6dc4c4b46115..a5fe4395bb3b 100644
--- a/toolchain/check/import_cpp.cpp
+++ b/toolchain/check/import_cpp.cpp
@@ -348,11 +348,6 @@ static auto ImportNameDecl(Context& context, SemIR::LocId loc_id,
 auto ImportNameFromCpp(Context& context, SemIR::LocId loc_id,
                        SemIR::NameScopeId scope_id, SemIR::NameId name_id)
     -> SemIR::InstId {
-  auto lookup = ClangLookup(context, loc_id, scope_id, name_id);
-  if (!lookup) {
-    return SemIR::InstId::None;
-  }
-
   DiagnosticAnnotationScope annotate_diagnostics(
       &context.emitter(), [&](auto& builder) {
         CARBON_DIAGNOSTIC(InCppNameLookup, Note,
@@ -360,6 +355,11 @@ auto ImportNameFromCpp(Context& context, SemIR::LocId loc_id,
         builder.Note(loc_id, InCppNameLookup, name_id);
       });
 
+  auto lookup = ClangLookup(context, loc_id, scope_id, name_id);
+  if (!lookup) {
+    return SemIR::InstId::None;
+  }
+
   if (!lookup->isSingleResult()) {
     context.TODO(loc_id,
                  llvm::formatv("Unsupported: Lookup succeeded but couldn't "