diff --git a/src/fccache.c b/src/fccache.c
index ada91d1..9831a1f 100644
--- a/src/fccache.c
+++ b/src/fccache.c
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ FcDirCacheDeleteUUID (const FcChar8  *dir,
 	target = FcStrBuildFilename (dir, ".uuid", NULL);
 
     ret = unlink ((char *) target) == 0;
-    FcStrFree (target);
     FcHashTableRemove (config->uuid_table, target);
+    FcStrFree(target);
 
     return ret;
 }