diff --git a/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java b/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
index 4220601f4..f1e2f6da6 100644
--- a/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
+++ b/java/impl/org/linphone/core/LinphoneCoreImpl.java
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ class LinphoneCoreImpl implements LinphoneCore {
 		return new LinphoneCallLogImpl(callLog);
 	}
 	public synchronized void destroy() {
-		setAndroidPowerManager(null);
 		delete(nativePtr);
+		setAndroidPowerManager(null);
 		nativePtr=0;
 	}