diff --git a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
index 0e79a110d1..d03bd69a8e 100644
--- a/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
+++ b/lib/isc/netmgr/tlsdns.c
@@ -1079,13 +1079,13 @@ tls_write_cb(uv_write_t *req, int status) {
 
 	free_senddata(sock);
 
+	isc__nm_uvreq_put(&uvreq, sock);
+
 	if (status != 0) {
 		tls_error(sock, isc__nm_uverr2result(status));
 		return;
 	}
 
-	isc__nm_uvreq_put(&uvreq, sock);
-
 	result = tls_cycle(sock);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		tls_error(sock, result);