diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 6f385bf71f..f7b037efd4 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -989,12 +989,13 @@ wxMenu::~wxMenu()
    {
        // see wxMenu::Init
        g_object_unref(m_menu);
-       g_object_unref( m_accel );
 
        // if the menu is inserted in another menu at this time, there was
        // one more reference to it:
        if ( m_owner )
            gtk_widget_destroy( m_menu );
+
+       g_object_unref(m_accel);
    }
 }