diff --git a/lib/test_objagg.c b/lib/test_objagg.c
index 72c1abfa154d..da137939a410 100644
--- a/lib/test_objagg.c
+++ b/lib/test_objagg.c
@@ -979,10 +979,10 @@ static int test_hints_case(const struct hints_case *hints_case)
 err_world2_obj_get:
 	for (i--; i >= 0; i--)
 		world_obj_put(&world2, objagg, hints_case->key_ids[i]);
-	objagg_hints_put(hints);
-	objagg_destroy(objagg2);
 	i = hints_case->key_ids_count;
+	objagg_destroy(objagg2);
 err_check_expect_hints_stats:
+	objagg_hints_put(hints);
 err_hints_get:
 err_check_expect_stats:
 err_world_obj_get: