diff --git a/src/libFLAC/md5.c b/src/libFLAC/md5.c
index feb816b2..6de9b1c9 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/md5.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/md5.c
@@ -259,12 +259,12 @@ void FLAC__MD5Final(FLAC__byte digest[16], FLAC__MD5Context *ctx)
 
 	byteSwap(ctx->buf, 4);
 	memcpy(digest, ctx->buf, 16);
-	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));	/* In case it's sensitive */
 	if(0 != ctx->internal_buf) {
 		free(ctx->internal_buf);
 		ctx->internal_buf = 0;
 		ctx->capacity = 0;
 	}
+	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));	/* In case it's sensitive */
 }
 
 /*