diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink.c b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
index 98f117cfe..886d74423 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ void pa_sink_unlink(pa_sink* s) {
         j = i;
     }
 
+    sink_set_state(s, PA_SINK_UNLINKED);
+
     if (s->monitor_source)
         pa_source_unlink(s->monitor_source);
 
-    sink_set_state(s, PA_SINK_UNLINKED);
-
     s->get_latency = NULL;
     s->get_volume = NULL;
     s->set_volume = NULL;