diff --git a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
index 8bc9ae2f26..90a2e5fb8c 100644
--- a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
@@ -1299,8 +1299,8 @@ wxTextCtrl* wxListCtrl::EditLabel(long item, wxClassInfo* textControlClass)
     // [re]create the text control wrapping the HWND we got
     if ( m_textCtrl )
     {
-        m_textCtrl->SetHWND(0);
         m_textCtrl->UnsubclassWin();
+        m_textCtrl->SetHWND(0);
         delete m_textCtrl;
     }
 
@@ -2152,8 +2152,8 @@ bool wxListCtrl::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result)
             {
                 // EDIT control will be deleted by the list control itself so
                 // prevent us from deleting it as well
-                m_textCtrl->SetHWND(0);
                 m_textCtrl->UnsubclassWin();
+                m_textCtrl->SetHWND(0);
                 delete m_textCtrl;
                 m_textCtrl = NULL;
             }