diff --git a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent.go b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent.go
index ceec06de4f..649aa27615 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/fetchers_concurrent.go
@@ -280,13 +280,14 @@ func (d *Downloader) concurrentFetch(queue typedQueue, beaconMode bool) error {
 			// overloading it further.
 			delete(pending, req.Peer)
 			stales[req.Peer] = req
-			delete(ordering, req)
 
-			timeouts.Pop()
+			timeouts.Pop() // Popping an item will reorder indices in `ordering`, delete after, otherwise will resurrect!
 			if timeouts.Size() > 0 {
 				_, exp := timeouts.Peek()
 				timeout.Reset(time.Until(time.Unix(0, -exp)))
 			}
+			delete(ordering, req)
+
 			// New timeout potentially set if there are more requests pending,
 			// reschedule the failed one to a free peer
 			fails := queue.unreserve(req.Peer)