diff --git a/bin/xbps-rindex/index-clean.c b/bin/xbps-rindex/index-clean.c
index 7d4395c7..5a318223 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-rindex/index-clean.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-rindex/index-clean.c
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ index_clean(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *repodir)
 		xbps_array_get_cstring_nocopy(cbd.result, x, &keyname);
 		printf("index-files: removed entry %s\n", keyname);
 		printf("index: removed entry %s\n", keyname);
-		xbps_dictionary_remove(idxfiles, keyname);
 		pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(keyname);
 		xbps_dictionary_remove(idx, pkgname);
+		xbps_dictionary_remove(idxfiles, keyname);
 		free(pkgname);
 		flush = true;
 	}