diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/FileWatcherLinux.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/FileWatcherLinux.cpp
index 0aaade3d56e..d0dd7808e6b 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/FileWatcherLinux.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibCore/FileWatcherLinux.cpp
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ ErrorOr<bool> FileWatcherBase::remove_watch(ByteString path)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (::inotify_rm_watch(m_watcher_fd, it->value) < 0)
-        return Error::from_errno(errno);
-
     m_path_to_wd.remove(it);
     m_wd_to_path.remove(it->value);
 
+    if (::inotify_rm_watch(m_watcher_fd, it->value) < 0)
+        return Error::from_errno(errno);
+
     dbgln_if(FILE_WATCHER_DEBUG, "remove_watch: stopped watching path '{}' on InodeWatcher {}", path, m_watcher_fd);
     return true;
 }