diff --git a/src/pipewire/global.c b/src/pipewire/global.c
index 3d90b938a..e10a8eb10 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/global.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/global.c
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ void pw_global_destroy(struct pw_global *global)
 	struct pw_resource *resource;
 
 	pw_log_debug("global %p: destroy %u", global, global->id);
-	global_unregister(global);
-
 	pw_global_events_destroy(global);
 
+	global_unregister(global);
+
 	spa_list_consume(resource, &global->resource_list, link)
 		pw_resource_destroy(resource);