diff --git a/xds/internal/xdsclient/pool.go b/xds/internal/xdsclient/pool.go
index e5a34ae3b..bdfec6ae3 100644
--- a/xds/internal/xdsclient/pool.go
+++ b/xds/internal/xdsclient/pool.go
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ func (p *Pool) clientRefCountedClose(name string) {
 	}
 	delete(p.clients, name)
 
-	client.Close()
 	for _, s := range client.bootstrapConfig.XDSServers() {
 		for _, f := range s.Cleanups() {
 			f()
@@ -242,6 +241,8 @@ func (p *Pool) clientRefCountedClose(name string) {
 	}
 	p.mu.Unlock()
 
+	client.Close()
+
 	xdsClientImplCloseHook(name)
 }