diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index 4533565b7f3e..34f45920d511 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -462,8 +462,9 @@ struct bgp_dest *bgp_path_info_reap(struct bgp_dest *dest,
 		bgp_dest_set_bgp_path_info(dest, pi->next);
 
 	bgp_path_info_mpath_dequeue(pi);
-	bgp_path_info_unlock(pi);
+
 	hook_call(bgp_snmp_update_stats, dest, pi, false);
+	bgp_path_info_unlock(pi);
 
 	return bgp_dest_unlock_node(dest);
 }