diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.cpp
index db4d441..4e25325 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderDataGraph.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ void ClassLoaderDataGraph::purge() {
   _unloading = NULL;
   ClassLoaderData* next = list;
   bool classes_unloaded = false;
-  DependencyContext::purge_dependency_contexts();
   while (next != NULL) {
     ClassLoaderData* purge_me = next;
     next = purge_me->next();
@@ -599,6 +598,7 @@ void ClassLoaderDataGraph::purge() {
     Metaspace::purge();
     set_metaspace_oom(false);
   }
+  DependencyContext::purge_dependency_contexts();
 }
 
 int ClassLoaderDataGraph::resize_if_needed() {