diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.c b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
index 4886f7c113e..9355500c220 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ BOOL WININET_Release( LPWININETHANDLEHEADER info )
             TRACE( "closing connection %p\n", info);
             info->close_connection( info );
         }
+        INTERNET_SendCallback(info, info->dwContext,
+                              INTERNET_STATUS_HANDLE_CLOSING, &info->hInternet,
+                              sizeof(HINTERNET));
         TRACE( "destroying object %p\n", info);
         info->destroy( info );
     }
@@ -990,12 +993,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI InternetCloseHandle(HINTERNET hInternet)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    /* FIXME: native appears to send this from the equivalent of
-     * WININET_Release */
-    INTERNET_SendCallback(lpwh, lpwh->dwContext,
-                          INTERNET_STATUS_HANDLE_CLOSING, &hInternet,
-                          sizeof(HINTERNET));
-
     WININET_FreeHandle( hInternet );
     WININET_Release( lpwh );