diff --git a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
index a6b20960f2..26fbc91b26 100644
--- a/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/freebsd/eal.c
@@ -893,11 +893,11 @@ rte_eal_cleanup(void)
 		eal_get_internal_configuration();
 	rte_service_finalize();
 	rte_mp_channel_cleanup();
+	rte_trace_save();
+	eal_trace_fini();
 	/* after this point, any DPDK pointers will become dangling */
 	rte_eal_memory_detach();
 	rte_eal_alarm_cleanup();
-	rte_trace_save();
-	eal_trace_fini();
 	eal_cleanup_config(internal_conf);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
index 1ef263434a..c6f2056197 100644
--- a/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
+++ b/lib/eal/linux/eal.c
@@ -1266,13 +1266,13 @@ rte_eal_cleanup(void)
 	vfio_mp_sync_cleanup();
 #endif
 	rte_mp_channel_cleanup();
+	rte_trace_save();
+	eal_trace_fini();
 	/* after this point, any DPDK pointers will become dangling */
 	rte_eal_memory_detach();
 	eal_mp_dev_hotplug_cleanup();
 	rte_eal_malloc_heap_cleanup();
 	rte_eal_alarm_cleanup();
-	rte_trace_save();
-	eal_trace_fini();
 	eal_cleanup_config(internal_conf);
 	rte_eal_log_cleanup();
 	return 0;