diff --git a/src/state.c b/src/state.c
index c42df71ba..e5e0161bf 100644
--- a/src/state.c
+++ b/src/state.c
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ mrb_close(mrb_state *mrb)
   }
 
   /* free */
-  mrb_gc_free_gv(mrb);
-  mrb_free_context(mrb, mrb->root_c);
-  mrb_free_symtbl(mrb);
   mrb_gc_destroy(mrb, &mrb->gc);
+  mrb_free_context(mrb, mrb->root_c);
+  mrb_gc_free_gv(mrb);
+  mrb_free_symtbl(mrb);
   mrb_free(mrb, mrb);
 }