diff --git a/test/oqs_test_kems.c b/test/oqs_test_kems.c
index ca345c31..3b55bd38 100644
--- a/test/oqs_test_kems.c
+++ b/test/oqs_test_kems.c
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
     if (OPENSSL_VERSION_PREREQ(3, 1))
         OSSL_PROVIDER_unload(oqsprov); // avoid crash in 3.0.x
+    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
     TEST_ASSERT(errcnt == 0)
     return !test;
 }
diff --git a/test/oqs_test_signatures.c b/test/oqs_test_signatures.c
index 547a29ba..1277ff0a 100644
--- a/test/oqs_test_signatures.c
+++ b/test/oqs_test_signatures.c
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
     if (OPENSSL_VERSION_PREREQ(3, 1))
         OSSL_PROVIDER_unload(oqsprov); // avoid crash in 3.0.x
+    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
 
     TEST_ASSERT(errcnt == 0)
     return !test;
diff --git a/test/oqs_test_tlssig.c b/test/oqs_test_tlssig.c
index 405e343e..d1f114b0 100644
--- a/test/oqs_test_tlssig.c
+++ b/test/oqs_test_tlssig.c
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "TLS-SIG handshake test not enabled. Update OpenSSL to more current version.\n");
 #endif
 
-    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
     if (OPENSSL_VERSION_PREREQ(3, 1))
         OSSL_PROVIDER_unload(oqsprov); // avoid crash in 3.0.x
+    OSSL_LIB_CTX_free(libctx);
     TEST_ASSERT(errcnt == 0)
     return !test;
 }