diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez5-util.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez5-util.c
index 23100fca0..8956fb13a 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez5-util.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez5-util.c
@@ -1807,6 +1807,11 @@ void pa_bluetooth_discovery_unref(pa_bluetooth_discovery *y) {
 
     pa_dbus_free_pending_list(&y->pending);
 
+    if (y->ofono_backend)
+        pa_bluetooth_ofono_backend_free(y->ofono_backend);
+    if (y->native_backend)
+        pa_bluetooth_native_backend_free(y->native_backend);
+
     if (y->adapters)
         pa_hashmap_free(y->adapters);
 
@@ -1818,11 +1823,6 @@ void pa_bluetooth_discovery_unref(pa_bluetooth_discovery *y) {
         pa_hashmap_free(y->transports);
     }
 
-    if (y->ofono_backend)
-        pa_bluetooth_ofono_backend_free(y->ofono_backend);
-    if (y->native_backend)
-        pa_bluetooth_native_backend_free(y->native_backend);
-
     if (y->connection) {
 
         if (y->matches_added)