diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
index b407fd884bc..4081722bc71 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ static void st_destroy_context_priv( struct st_context *st )
 {
    uint i;
 
-   st_reference_fragprog(st, &st->fp, NULL);
-   st_reference_vertprog(st, &st->vp, NULL);
-
    draw_destroy(st->draw);
    st_destroy_atoms( st );
    st_destroy_draw( st );
@@ -195,6 +192,9 @@ void st_destroy_context( struct st_context *st )
    /* need to unbind and destroy CSO objects before anything else */
    cso_release_all(st->cso_context);
 
+   st_reference_fragprog(st, &st->fp, NULL);
+   st_reference_vertprog(st, &st->vp, NULL);
+
    _mesa_delete_program_cache(st->ctx, st->pixel_xfer.cache);
 
    _mesa_free_context_data(ctx);