diff --git a/event_groups.c b/event_groups.c
index 9abfada53..b486453a8 100644
--- a/event_groups.c
+++ b/event_groups.c
@@ -645,29 +645,29 @@ void vEventGroupDelete( EventGroupHandle_t xEventGroup )
             configASSERT( pxTasksWaitingForBits->xListEnd.pxNext != ( const ListItem_t * ) &( pxTasksWaitingForBits->xListEnd ) );
             vTaskRemoveFromUnorderedEventList( pxTasksWaitingForBits->xListEnd.pxNext, eventUNBLOCKED_DUE_TO_BIT_SET );
         }
-
-        #if ( ( configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) && ( configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION == 0 ) )
-            {
-                /* The event group can only have been allocated dynamically - free
-                 * it again. */
-                vPortFree( pxEventBits );
-            }
-        #elif ( ( configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) && ( configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) )
-            {
-                /* The event group could have been allocated statically or
-                 * dynamically, so check before attempting to free the memory. */
-                if( pxEventBits->ucStaticallyAllocated == ( uint8_t ) pdFALSE )
-                {
-                    vPortFree( pxEventBits );
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
-                }
-            }
-        #endif /* configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION */
     }
     ( void ) xTaskResumeAll();
+
+    #if ( ( configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) && ( configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION == 0 ) )
+        {
+            /* The event group can only have been allocated dynamically - free
+             * it again. */
+            vPortFree( pxEventBits );
+        }
+    #elif ( ( configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) && ( configSUPPORT_STATIC_ALLOCATION == 1 ) )
+        {
+            /* The event group could have been allocated statically or
+             * dynamically, so check before attempting to free the memory. */
+            if( pxEventBits->ucStaticallyAllocated == ( uint8_t ) pdFALSE )
+            {
+                vPortFree( pxEventBits );
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                mtCOVERAGE_TEST_MARKER();
+            }
+        }
+    #endif /* configSUPPORT_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION */
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/