diff --git a/sql/sql_parse.cc b/sql/sql_parse.cc
index 6587a948760..7c27a686ed5 100644
--- a/sql/sql_parse.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_parse.cc
@@ -9269,8 +9269,8 @@ static my_bool kill_threads_callback(THD *thd, kill_threads_callback_arg *arg)
         return 1;
       if (!arg->threads_to_kill.push_back(thd, arg->thd->mem_root))
       {
-        mysql_mutex_lock(&thd->LOCK_thd_data);
         mysql_mutex_lock(&thd->LOCK_thd_kill); // Lock from delete
+        mysql_mutex_lock(&thd->LOCK_thd_data);
       }
     }
   }