diff --git a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
index f2a04fbdf4..37fa3f0afd 100644
--- a/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
+++ b/gnucash/register/register-gnome/gnucash-style.c
@@ -709,9 +709,9 @@ gnucash_sheet_style_destroy (GnucashSheet *sheet, SheetBlockStyle *style)
 
     if (style->dimensions->refcount == 0)
     {
+        style_dimensions_destroy (style->dimensions);
         g_hash_table_remove (sheet->dimensions_hash_table,
                              style_get_key (style));
-        style_dimensions_destroy (style->dimensions);
     }
 
     g_free (style);