diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
index 9d749d8e58..f1aa9312c6 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncMain.c
@@ -1294,10 +1294,6 @@ void syncNodeClose(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
   syncNodeStopElectTimer(pSyncNode);
   syncNodeStopHeartbeatTimer(pSyncNode);
 
-  if (pSyncNode->pFsm != NULL) {
-    taosMemoryFree(pSyncNode->pFsm);
-  }
-
   for (int32_t i = 0; i < TSDB_MAX_REPLICA; ++i) {
     if ((pSyncNode->senders)[i] != NULL) {
       sSTrace((pSyncNode->senders)[i], "snapshot sender destroy while close, data:%p", (pSyncNode->senders)[i]);
@@ -1320,6 +1316,10 @@ void syncNodeClose(SSyncNode* pSyncNode) {
     pSyncNode->pNewNodeReceiver = NULL;
   }
 
+  if (pSyncNode->pFsm != NULL) {
+    taosMemoryFree(pSyncNode->pFsm);
+  }
+
   taosMemoryFree(pSyncNode);
 }