diff --git a/fuzzing/pdf_surface_fuzzer.c b/fuzzing/pdf_surface_fuzzer.c
index ead58b3ee..d6c698dc0 100644
--- a/fuzzing/pdf_surface_fuzzer.c
+++ b/fuzzing/pdf_surface_fuzzer.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
     cairo_tag_begin(cr, buf, NULL);
     cairo_tag_end(cr, buf);
 
-    free(buf);
     cairo_destroy(cr);
     cairo_surface_destroy(surface);
+    free(buf);
     fuzzer_release_tmpfile(tmpfile);
     return 0;
 }