diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
index 20d8c58eb4b1fda13a5cb89566b2622a2b2d4101..dbf884c76957c6d64c377cb8f7cf69f266556472 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/resolve_address_posix.c
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ static void do_request(void *rp) {
   grpc_resolve_cb cb = r->cb;
   gpr_free(r->name);
   gpr_free(r->default_port);
+  cb(arg, resolved);
   grpc_iomgr_unregister_object(&r->iomgr_object);
   gpr_free(r);
-  cb(arg, resolved);
 }
 
 void grpc_resolved_addresses_destroy(grpc_resolved_addresses *addrs) {