diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index 42b8437b0535..2be3197914e4 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -1245,15 +1245,15 @@ void xsk_socket__delete(struct xsk_socket *xsk)
 	ctx = xsk->ctx;
 	umem = ctx->umem;
 
-	xsk_put_ctx(ctx, true);
-
-	if (!ctx->refcount) {
+	if (ctx->refcount == 1) {
 		xsk_delete_bpf_maps(xsk);
 		close(ctx->prog_fd);
 		if (ctx->has_bpf_link)
 			close(ctx->link_fd);
 	}
 
+	xsk_put_ctx(ctx, true);
+
 	err = xsk_get_mmap_offsets(xsk->fd, &off);
 	if (!err) {
 		if (xsk->rx) {