diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index 67bbbd01ca0..cbdf5c1b771 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -2119,6 +2119,12 @@ Py_FinalizeEx(void)
     }
 #endif /* Py_TRACE_REFS */
 
+#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
+    if (malloc_stats) {
+        _PyObject_DebugMallocStats(stderr);
+    }
+#endif
+
     finalize_interp_delete(tstate->interp);
 
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
@@ -2129,12 +2135,6 @@ Py_FinalizeEx(void)
 #endif
     _Py_FinalizeAllocatedBlocks(runtime);
 
-#ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
-    if (malloc_stats) {
-        _PyObject_DebugMallocStats(stderr);
-    }
-#endif
-
     call_ll_exitfuncs(runtime);
 
     _PyRuntime_Finalize();