diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0b7bb6d662..77af222c61 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+3517.	[bug]		Reorder destruction to avoid shutdown race. [RT #32777]
+
 3515.	[port]		'%T' is not portable in strftime(). [RT #32763]
 
 3514.	[bug]		The ranges for valid key sizes in ddns-confgen and
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 90b33b4764..47a9df58d1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -9602,9 +9602,9 @@ notify_send_toaddr(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	dns_message_destroy(&message);
  cleanup:
 	UNLOCK_ZONE(notify->zone);
+	isc_event_free(&event);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 		notify_destroy(notify, ISC_FALSE);
-	isc_event_free(&event);
 }
 
 static void