diff --git a/src/st/st-theme.c b/src/st/st-theme.c
index 0d2d2eeac..7ccf7b5ba 100644
--- a/src/st/st-theme.c
+++ b/src/st/st-theme.c
@@ -287,8 +287,10 @@ st_theme_unload_stylesheet (StTheme    *theme,
   theme->custom_stylesheets = g_slist_remove (theme->custom_stylesheets, stylesheet);
   g_hash_table_remove (theme->stylesheets_by_file, file);
   g_hash_table_remove (theme->files_by_stylesheet, stylesheet);
-  cr_stylesheet_unref (stylesheet);
+
   g_signal_emit (theme, signals[STYLESHEETS_CHANGED], 0);
+
+  cr_stylesheet_unref (stylesheet);
 }
 
 /**