diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index a0130fde15d574..2c36527a8754d1 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -1969,6 +1969,13 @@ Py_FinalizeEx(void)
     // XXX Ensure finalizer errors are handled properly.
 
     finalize_interp_clear(tstate);
+
+#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
+    if (malloc_stats) {
+        _PyObject_DebugMallocStats(stderr);
+    }
+#endif
+
     finalize_interp_delete(tstate->interp);
 
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
@@ -1994,11 +2001,6 @@ Py_FinalizeEx(void)
         fclose(dump_refs_fp);
     }
 #endif /* Py_TRACE_REFS */
-#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
-    if (malloc_stats) {
-        _PyObject_DebugMallocStats(stderr);
-    }
-#endif
 
     call_ll_exitfuncs(runtime);