diff --git a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_main.c b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_main.c
index 14254ab8b94..8b93b23fc60 100644
--- a/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_main.c
+++ b/sys/ofed/drivers/infiniband/core/ib_uverbs_main.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,6 @@ static void ib_uverbs_free_hw_resources(struct ib_uverbs_device *uverbs_dev,
 		kref_get(&file->ref);
 		mutex_unlock(&uverbs_dev->lists_mutex);
 
-		ib_uverbs_event_handler(&file->event_handler, &event);
 
 		mutex_lock(&file->cleanup_mutex);
 		ucontext = file->ucontext;
@@ -1291,6 +1290,7 @@ static void ib_uverbs_free_hw_resources(struct ib_uverbs_device *uverbs_dev,
 			 * for example due to freeing the resources
 			 * (e.g mmput).
 			 */
+			ib_uverbs_event_handler(&file->event_handler, &event);
 			ib_dev->disassociate_ucontext(ucontext);
 			ib_uverbs_cleanup_ucontext(file, ucontext);
 		}