Index: qemu/net/tap.c
@@ -287,12 +287,13 @@ static void tap_cleanup(VLANClientState 
 
     qemu_purge_queued_packets(nc);
 
-    if (s->down_script[0])
-        launch_script(s->down_script, s->down_script_arg, s->fd);
-
     tap_read_poll(s, 0);
     tap_write_poll(s, 0);
     close(s->fd);
+
+    if (s->down_script[0])
+        launch_script(s->down_script, s->down_script_arg, s->fd);
+
     s->fd = -1;
 }