diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index 68009db2cdf3ed913e3b9f4a73fbd41588918b48..e72c483491439e698617e9d87640ba668d4ba539 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -354,12 +354,11 @@ libxlDomainObjPrivateDispose(void *obj)
         libxl_evdisable_domain_death(priv->ctx, priv->deathW);
 
     virChrdevFree(priv->devs);
-
-    xtl_logger_destroy(priv->logger);
+    libxl_ctx_free(priv->ctx);
     if (priv->logger_file)
         VIR_FORCE_FCLOSE(priv->logger_file);
 
-    libxl_ctx_free(priv->ctx);
+    xtl_logger_destroy(priv->logger);
 }
 
 static void