diff --git a/src/resolvers.c b/src/resolvers.c
index a806f3397..5ed866b08 100644
--- a/src/resolvers.c
+++ b/src/resolvers.c
@@ -2079,13 +2079,13 @@ static void _resolv_unlink_resolution(struct resolv_requester *requester)
 		return;
 	res = requester->resolution;
 
-	/* remove ref from the resolution answer item list to the requester */
-	resolv_detach_from_resolution_answer_items(res,  requester);
-
 	/* Clean up the requester */
 	LIST_DEL_INIT(&requester->list);
 	requester->resolution = NULL;
 
+	/* remove ref from the resolution answer item list to the requester */
+	resolv_detach_from_resolution_answer_items(res,  requester);
+
 	/* We need to find another requester linked on this resolution */
 	if (!LIST_ISEMPTY(&res->requesters))
 		req = LIST_NEXT(&res->requesters, struct resolv_requester *, list);