diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
index 0112324b1a..886229268a 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
@@ -517,8 +517,8 @@ gst_validate_report_unref (GstValidateReport * report)
         (GDestroyNotify) gst_validate_report_unref);
     g_list_free_full (report->repeated_reports,
         (GDestroyNotify) gst_validate_report_unref);
-    g_slice_free (GstValidateReport, report);
     g_mutex_clear (&report->shadow_reports_lock);
+    g_slice_free (GstValidateReport, report);
   }
 }