diff --git a/src/hash.c b/src/hash.c
index d50de5d1e..9251cdb43 100644
--- a/src/hash.c
+++ b/src/hash.c
@@ -788,8 +788,8 @@ void	del_throttling_bucket(struct ThrottlingBucket *bucket)
 	int	hash;
 	struct ThrottlingBucket 	*n;
 	hash = hash_throttling(&bucket->in);
-	MyFree(n);	
 	DelListItem(n, ThrottlingHash[hash]);
+	MyFree(n);
 	return;
 }