diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/UnpackedObject.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/UnpackedObject.java
index 59f9c8267..78e7b10a7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/UnpackedObject.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/storage/file/UnpackedObject.java
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
 				try {
 					if (remaining <= 0)
 						checkValidEndOfStream(in, inf, id, new byte[64]);
-					super.close();
 				} finally {
 					InflaterCache.release(inf);
+					super.close();
 				}
 			}
 		};