diff --git a/core/object/message_queue.cpp b/core/object/message_queue.cpp
index 940de92db..98190fd26 100644
--- a/core/object/message_queue.cpp
+++ b/core/object/message_queue.cpp
@@ -438,12 +438,12 @@ MessageQueue::~MessageQueue() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			message->~Message();
-
 			read_pos += sizeof(Message);
 			if ((message->type & FLAG_MASK) != TYPE_NOTIFICATION) {
 				read_pos += sizeof(Variant) * message->args;
 			}
+
+			message->~Message();
 		}
 
 	} // for which