diff --git a/src/hnswutils.c b/src/hnswutils.c
index 989191a..b179268 100644
--- a/src/hnswutils.c
+++ b/src/hnswutils.c
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ HnswInitElement(ItemPointer heaptid, int m, double ml, int maxLevel)
 void
 HnswFreeElement(HnswElement element)
 {
-	list_free_deep(element->heaptids);
 	HnswFreeNeighbors(element);
+	list_free_deep(element->heaptids);
 	pfree(element->vec);
 	pfree(element);
 }