diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index ecea89c377a..ede2a9910da 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ static int manager_dispatch_ask_password_fd(sd_event_source *source,
 static void manager_close_ask_password(Manager *m) {
         assert(m);
 
-        m->ask_password_inotify_fd = safe_close(m->ask_password_inotify_fd);
         m->ask_password_event_source = sd_event_source_unref(m->ask_password_event_source);
+        m->ask_password_inotify_fd = safe_close(m->ask_password_inotify_fd);
         m->have_ask_password = -EINVAL;
 }