diff --git a/src/libeis-event.c b/src/libeis-event.c
index c002a5e..d073035 100644
--- a/src/libeis-event.c
+++ b/src/libeis-event.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ eis_event_destroy(struct eis_event *event)
 		handled = true;
 		break;
 	case EIS_EVENT_SYNC:
+		eis_sync_event_send_done(event);
 		eis_callback_unref(event->sync.callback);
 		handled = true;
 		break;
diff --git a/src/libeis-private.h b/src/libeis-private.h
index caff3ed..92aee30 100644
--- a/src/libeis-private.h
+++ b/src/libeis-private.h
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ eis_queue_touch_up_event(struct eis_device *device, uint32_t touchid);
 void
 eis_queue_touch_cancel_event(struct eis_device *device, uint32_t touchid);
 
+void
+eis_sync_event_send_done(struct eis_event *e);
+
 _printf_(6, 7) void
 eis_log_msg(struct eis *eis,
 	    enum eis_log_priority priority,
diff --git a/src/libeis.c b/src/libeis.c
index c3ddec0..42bc386 100644
--- a/src/libeis.c
+++ b/src/libeis.c
@@ -256,6 +256,24 @@ eis_queue_device_closed_event(struct eis_device *device)
 	eis_queue_event(e);
 }
 
+void
+eis_sync_event_send_done(struct eis_event *e)
+{
+	_unref_(eis_callback) *callback = steal(&e->sync.callback);
+	log_debug(eis_event_get_context(e) ,
+		  "object %#" PRIx64 ": connection sync done",
+		  eis_callback_get_id(callback));
+
+	int rc = eis_callback_event_done(callback, 0);
+	_unref_(brei_result) *result = brei_result_new_from_neg_errno(rc);
+	if (result) {
+		struct eis_client *client = eis_event_get_client(e);
+		eis_client_disconnect_with_reason(client,
+						  brei_result_get_reason(result),
+						  brei_result_get_explanation(result));
+	}
+}
+
 void
 eis_queue_sync_event(struct eis_client *client, object_id_t newid, uint32_t version)
 {
@@ -439,22 +457,6 @@ eis_get_event(struct eis *eis)
 	struct eis_event *e = list_first_entry(&eis->event_queue, e, link);
 	list_remove(&e->link);
 
-	if (e->type == EIS_EVENT_SYNC) {
-		_unref_(eis_callback) *callback = steal(&e->sync.callback);
-		log_debug(eis_event_get_context(e) ,
-			  "object %#" PRIx64 ": connection sync done",
-			  eis_callback_get_id(callback));
-
-		int rc = eis_callback_event_done(callback, 0);
-		_unref_(brei_result) *result = brei_result_new_from_neg_errno(rc);
-		if (result) {
-			struct eis_client *client = eis_event_get_client(e);
-			eis_client_disconnect_with_reason(client,
-							  brei_result_get_reason(result),
-							  brei_result_get_explanation(result));
-		}
-	}
-
 	return e;
 }