diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
index 1207b7f2dc..2fd08ef77c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
@@ -1024,8 +1024,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
                 return;
             }
 
-            _textSearchTimer.Stop();
             _textSearchTimer.Tick -= TextSearchTimer_Tick;
+            _textSearchTimer.Stop();
 
             _textSearchTimer = null;
         }