diff --git a/src/pae/ieee802_1x_kay.c b/src/pae/ieee802_1x_kay.c
index e420fc13e..3f9e53da9 100644
--- a/src/pae/ieee802_1x_kay.c
+++ b/src/pae/ieee802_1x_kay.c
@@ -2361,9 +2361,9 @@ static void ieee802_1x_participant_timer(void *eloop_ctx, void *timeout_ctx)
 					      &participant->rxsc_list,
 					      struct receive_sc, list) {
 				if (sci_equal(&rxsc->sci, &peer->sci)) {
-					secy_delete_receive_sc(kay, rxsc);
 					ieee802_1x_kay_deinit_receive_sc(
 						participant, rxsc);
+					secy_delete_receive_sc(kay, rxsc);
 				}
 			}
 			dl_list_del(&peer->list);
@@ -3432,11 +3432,11 @@ ieee802_1x_kay_delete_mka(struct ieee802_1x_kay *kay, struct mka_key_name *ckn)
 	while (!dl_list_empty(&participant->rxsc_list)) {
 		rxsc = dl_list_entry(participant->rxsc_list.next,
 				     struct receive_sc, list);
-		secy_delete_receive_sc(kay, rxsc);
 		ieee802_1x_kay_deinit_receive_sc(participant, rxsc);
+		secy_delete_receive_sc(kay, rxsc);
 	}
-	secy_delete_transmit_sc(kay, participant->txsc);
 	ieee802_1x_kay_deinit_transmit_sc(participant, participant->txsc);
+	secy_delete_transmit_sc(kay, participant->txsc);
 
 	os_memset(&participant->cak, 0, sizeof(participant->cak));
 	os_memset(&participant->kek, 0, sizeof(participant->kek));