diff --git a/dlls/dsound/buffer.c b/dlls/dsound/buffer.c
index 251c436d14..2d643418c9 100644
--- a/dlls/dsound/buffer.c
+++ b/dlls/dsound/buffer.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ static ULONG WINAPI IDirectSoundNotifyImpl_Release(LPDIRECTSOUNDNOTIFY iface)
     TRACE("(%p) ref was %d\n", This, ref + 1);
 
     if (!ref) {
-        IDirectSoundBuffer_Release((LPDIRECTSOUNDBUFFER)This->dsb);
         This->dsb->notify = NULL;
+        IDirectSoundBuffer_Release((LPDIRECTSOUNDBUFFER)This->dsb);
         HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
         TRACE("(%p) released\n", This);
     }