diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c b/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
index 1407c637e88..13852192c4d 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-manager.c
@@ -561,8 +561,8 @@ Manager *manager_free(Manager *m) {
         dns_resource_key_unref(m->llmnr_host_ipv4_key);
         dns_resource_key_unref(m->llmnr_host_ipv6_key);
 
-        safe_close(m->hostname_fd);
         sd_event_source_unref(m->hostname_event_source);
+        safe_close(m->hostname_fd);
         free(m->llmnr_hostname);
         free(m->mdns_hostname);