diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_udp.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_udp.c
index f3b660d0e..0f53d56c5 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_udp.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_udp.c
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_detach(struct ctrl_iface_priv *priv,
 	while (dst) {
 		if (from->sin_addr.s_addr == dst->addr.sin_addr.s_addr &&
 		    from->sin_port == dst->addr.sin_port) {
+			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE monitor detached "
+				   "%s:%d", inet_ntoa(from->sin_addr),
+				   ntohs(from->sin_port));
 			if (prev == NULL)
 				priv->ctrl_dst = dst->next;
 			else
 				prev->next = dst->next;
 			os_free(dst);
-			wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE monitor detached "
-				   "%s:%d", inet_ntoa(from->sin_addr),
-				   ntohs(from->sin_port));
 			return 0;
 		}
 		prev = dst;
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
index cd26eabf7..879ab7bc8 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/ctrl_iface_unix.c
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ static int wpa_supplicant_ctrl_iface_detach(struct dl_list *ctrl_dst,
 		    os_memcmp(from->sun_path, dst->addr.sun_path,
 			      fromlen - offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path))
 		    == 0) {
-			dl_list_del(&dst->list);
-			os_free(dst);
 			wpa_hexdump(MSG_DEBUG, "CTRL_IFACE monitor detached",
 				    (u8 *) from->sun_path,
 				    fromlen -
 				    offsetof(struct sockaddr_un, sun_path));
+			dl_list_del(&dst->list);
+			os_free(dst);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}