diff --git a/crates/notify/AGENTS.md b/crates/notify/AGENTS.md
index 7a7acb738..04d996a90 100644
--- a/crates/notify/AGENTS.md
+++ b/crates/notify/AGENTS.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ shared plugin/runtime primitives from `rustfs-targets`.
 ## Concurrency
 
 - `runtime_view.rs` acquires locks in order: `stream_cancellers` → `target_list`.
-- `runtime_facade.rs` acquires locks in order: `target_list` → `replay_workers`.
+- `runtime_facade.rs` acquires locks in order: `replay_workers` → `target_list`.
 - These orders must not be reversed in new code. When adding a function that needs both `target_list` and `stream_cancellers`, acquire `stream_cancellers` first (matching `runtime_view.rs` order).
 - Do not hold write guards across `.await` points unless the hold time is bounded and the operation is unavoidably async.
 
diff --git a/crates/notify/src/runtime_facade.rs b/crates/notify/src/runtime_facade.rs
index 1507f7f66..1c6bd655d 100644
--- a/crates/notify/src/runtime_facade.rs
+++ b/crates/notify/src/runtime_facade.rs
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ impl NotifyRuntimeFacade {
     }
 
     pub async fn replace_targets(&self, activation: RuntimeActivation<Event>) -> Result<(), NotificationError> {
-        let mut target_list = self.target_list.write().await;
+        // Lock order: replay_workers -> target_list (matches notify AGENTS.md).
         let mut replay_workers = self.replay_workers.write().await;
+        let mut target_list = self.target_list.write().await;
         self.runtime_adapter
             .replace_runtime_targets(target_list.runtime_mut(), &mut replay_workers, activation)
             .await
@@ -102,8 +103,9 @@ impl NotifyRuntimeFacade {
         info!("Stops {} active event stream processing tasks", active_targets);
 
         {
-            let mut target_list = self.target_list.write().await;
+            // Lock order: replay_workers -> target_list (matches notify AGENTS.md).
             let mut replay_workers = self.replay_workers.write().await;
+            let mut target_list = self.target_list.write().await;
             if let Err(err) = self
                 .runtime_adapter
                 .shutdown(target_list.runtime_mut(), &mut replay_workers)