diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 8ebe3a0..cd5b5ce 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -448,11 +448,11 @@
 {
     _PyRuntimeState *runtime = &_PyRuntime;
     _PyGILState_Reinit(runtime);
-    _PyInterpreterState_DeleteExceptMain(runtime);
     _PyEval_ReInitThreads(runtime);
     _PyImport_ReInitLock();
     _PySignal_AfterFork();
     _PyRuntimeState_ReInitThreads(runtime);
+    _PyInterpreterState_DeleteExceptMain(runtime);
 
     run_at_forkers(_PyInterpreterState_Get()->after_forkers_child, 0);
 }