diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ImageCache.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ImageCache.cpp
index 0f6ef23c1d..6f3e5ff298 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ImageCache.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ImageCache.cpp
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ ImageCache::_QueueWorkerThread(void* _self)
 
 		self->fLocker.Lock();
 		self->fQueueMap.erase(std::make_pair(entry->ref, entry->page));
+		self->_NotifyListeners(cacheEntry, entry);
 		self->fLocker.Unlock();
 
-		self->_NotifyListeners(cacheEntry, entry);
 		delete entry;
 	}