diff --git a/src/createStore.ts b/src/createStore.ts
index 301190f821..4c333868c3 100644
--- a/src/createStore.ts
+++ b/src/createStore.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ export default function createStore<
   preloadedState?: PreloadedState<S> | StoreEnhancer<Ext, StateExt>,
   enhancer?: StoreEnhancer<Ext, StateExt>
 ): Store<ExtendState<S, StateExt>, A, StateExt, Ext> & Ext {
+  if (typeof reducer !== 'function') {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Expected the root reducer to be a function. Instead, received: '${kindOf(
+        reducer
+      )}'`
+    )
+  }
+
   if (
     (typeof preloadedState === 'function' && typeof enhancer === 'function') ||
     (typeof enhancer === 'function' && typeof arguments[3] === 'function')
@@ -99,14 +107,6 @@ export default function createStore<
     ) as Store<ExtendState<S, StateExt>, A, StateExt, Ext> & Ext
   }
 
-  if (typeof reducer !== 'function') {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Expected the root reducer to be a function. Instead, received: '${kindOf(
-        reducer
-      )}'`
-    )
-  }
-
   let currentReducer = reducer
   let currentState = preloadedState as S
   let currentListeners: (() => void)[] | null = []