diff --git a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/utils.subr b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/utils.subr
index 375a9d55642b..ac94ba78c0a5 100644
--- a/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/utils.subr
+++ b/tests/sys/netpfil/pf/utils.subr
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ pft_set_rules()
 
 pft_cleanup()
 {
-	if [ -f created_interfaces.lst ]; then
-		for ifname in `cat created_interfaces.lst`
-		do
-			ifconfig ${ifname} destroy
-		done
-	fi
-
 	if [ -f created_jails.lst ]; then
 		for jailname in `cat created_jails.lst`
 		do
 			jail -r ${jailname}
 		done
 	fi
+
+	if [ -f created_interfaces.lst ]; then
+		for ifname in `cat created_interfaces.lst`
+		do
+			ifconfig ${ifname} destroy
+		done
+	fi
 }