diff --git a/lib/hdb/keytab.c b/lib/hdb/keytab.c
index 7fef714c7..925ff67c5 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/keytab.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/keytab.c
@@ -398,12 +398,12 @@ hdb_end_seq_get(krb5_context context,
 {
     struct hdb_cursor *c = cursor->data;
 
-    (c->db->hdb_close)(context, c->db);
-    (c->db->hdb_destroy)(context, c->db);
-
     if (!c->next)
 	hdb_free_entry(context, &c->hdb_entry);
 
+    (c->db->hdb_close)(context, c->db);
+    (c->db->hdb_destroy)(context, c->db);
+
     free(c);
     return 0;
 }