Index: thunar/thunar-file.c
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--- thunar/thunar-file.c	(revision 21654)
+++ thunar/thunar-file.c	(working copy)
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@
       file->flags |= THUNAR_FILE_IN_DESTRUCTION;
       g_signal_emit (object, file_signals[DESTROY], 0);
       file->flags &= ~THUNAR_FILE_IN_DESTRUCTION;
+
+      /* tell the file monitor that this file was destroyed */
+      thunar_file_monitor_file_destroyed (file);
     }
 
   /* drop the entry from the cache */
@@ -1837,9 +1840,6 @@
        */
       g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (file));
 
-      /* tell the file monitor that this file was destroyed */
-      thunar_file_monitor_file_destroyed (file);
-
       /* run the dispose handler */
       g_object_run_dispose (G_OBJECT (file));