diff --git a/lib/socket.c b/lib/socket.c
index 2000678..cf414f5 100644
--- a/lib/socket.c
+++ b/lib/socket.c
@@ -715,12 +715,12 @@ iscsi_write_to_socket(struct iscsi_context *iscsi)
 		if (pdu->payload_written != total) {
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (pdu->flags & ISCSI_PDU_DELETE_WHEN_SENT) {
-			iscsi_free_pdu(iscsi, pdu);
-		}
 		if (pdu->flags & ISCSI_PDU_CORK_WHEN_SENT) {
 			iscsi->is_corked = 1;
 		}
+		if (pdu->flags & ISCSI_PDU_DELETE_WHEN_SENT) {
+			iscsi_free_pdu(iscsi, pdu);
+		}
 		iscsi->outqueue_current = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;