diff --git a/src/bin/e_win.c b/src/bin/e_win.c
index f783bcecb..266d43f28 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_win.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_win.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ _e_elm_win_trap_del(void *data, Evas_Object *o)
    EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(ctx);
    if (ctx->client)
      {
+        ctx->client->internal_elm_win = NULL;
         e_object_del(E_OBJECT(ctx->client));
         evas_object_data_set(o, "E_Client", NULL);
-        ctx->client->internal_elm_win = NULL;
      }
    free(ctx);
 }