diff --git a/portlist.cc b/portlist.cc

index 48b4794..76908b5 100644

--- a/portlist.cc

+++ b/portlist.cc

@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ int PortList::forgetPort(u16 portno, u8 protocol) {

   state_counts_proto[protocol][answer->state]--;

   state_counts_proto[protocol][default_port_state[protocol].state]++;

-  delete answer;

   port_list[protocol][portno] = NULL;

@@ -733,6 +732,7 @@ int PortList::forgetPort(u16 portno, u8 protocol) {

     log_flush(LOG_STDOUT);

   }

+  delete answer;

   return 0;

 }