diff --git a/libusb.go b/libusb.go
index c5218b9..5b16be6 100644
--- a/libusb.go
+++ b/libusb.go
@@ -467,10 +467,10 @@ func (libusbImpl) data(t *libusbTransfer) (int, TransferStatus) {
 }
 
 func (libusbImpl) free(t *libusbTransfer) {
-	C.gousb_free_transfer_and_buffer((*C.struct_libusb_transfer)(t))
 	xferDoneMap.Lock()
 	delete(xferDoneMap.m, t)
 	xferDoneMap.Unlock()
+	C.gousb_free_transfer_and_buffer((*C.struct_libusb_transfer)(t))
 }
 
 func (libusbImpl) setIsoPacketLengths(t *libusbTransfer, length uint32) {