diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
index 75cbd8c1bf..b710d29575 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/network/stack/interfaces.cpp
@@ -482,8 +482,6 @@ Interface::~Interface()
 {
 	TRACE("Interface %p: destructor\n", this);
 
-	put_device_interface(fDeviceInterface);
-
 	// Uninitialize the domain datalink protocols
 
 	DatalinkTable::Iterator iterator = fDatalinkTable.GetIterator();
@@ -501,6 +499,8 @@ Interface::~Interface()
 		delete datalink;
 	}
 
+	put_device_interface(fDeviceInterface);
+
 	recursive_lock_destroy(&fLock);
 
 	// Release reference of the stack - at this point, our stack may be unloaded