diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 5c2c6aa761..6999aad446 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4082,14 +4082,14 @@ static void bdrv_delete(BlockDriverState *bs)
     assert(bdrv_op_blocker_is_empty(bs));
     assert(!bs->refcnt);
 
-    bdrv_close(bs);
-
     /* remove from list, if necessary */
     if (bs->node_name[0] != '\0') {
         QTAILQ_REMOVE(&graph_bdrv_states, bs, node_list);
     }
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&all_bdrv_states, bs, bs_list);
 
+    bdrv_close(bs);
+
     g_free(bs);
 }