Index: attrib.c
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--- attrib.c	(revision 27961)
+++ attrib.c	(revision 27962)
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
+	/* first notify for all removals while the values are still available */
+	for (i = 0; i < list->Number; i++)
+		NOTIFY(list, list->List[i].name, NULL);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < list->Number; i++) {
-		NOTIFY(list, list->List[i].name, list->List[i].value);
 		free(list->List[i].name);
 		free(list->List[i].value);
 	}