diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index e6d974eaf1..324ea640c2 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -1172,8 +1172,8 @@ _spdk_bdev_channel_destroy_resource(struct spdk_bdev_channel *ch)
 		shared_resource->ref--;
 		if (shared_resource->ref == 0) {
 			assert(shared_resource->io_outstanding == 0);
-			spdk_put_io_channel(spdk_io_channel_from_ctx(shared_resource->mgmt_ch));
 			TAILQ_REMOVE(&shared_resource->mgmt_ch->shared_resources, shared_resource, link);
+			spdk_put_io_channel(spdk_io_channel_from_ctx(shared_resource->mgmt_ch));
 			free(shared_resource);
 		}
 	}