diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c b/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
index 9a796ef91b4b..0485bbac6464 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_evpn.c
@@ -6338,9 +6338,9 @@ void bgp_evpn_free(struct bgp *bgp, struct bgpevpn *vpn)
 	     dest = dest_next) {
 		dest_next = zebra_announce_next(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 		if (dest->za_vpn == vpn) {
+			zebra_announce_del(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 			bgp_path_info_unlock(dest->za_bgp_pi);
 			bgp_dest_unlock_node(dest);
-			zebra_announce_del(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index 08d1268e9e6b..894226adac53 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -3930,9 +3930,9 @@ int bgp_delete(struct bgp *bgp)
 		dest_next = zebra_announce_next(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 		dest_table = bgp_dest_table(dest);
 		if (dest_table->bgp == bgp) {
+			zebra_announce_del(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 			bgp_path_info_unlock(dest->za_bgp_pi);
 			bgp_dest_unlock_node(dest);
-			zebra_announce_del(&bm->zebra_announce_head, dest);
 		}
 	}