diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/impl/DefaultFileSystemManager.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/impl/DefaultFileSystemManager.java
index b47c256..75a28ae 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/impl/DefaultFileSystemManager.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/impl/DefaultFileSystemManager.java
@@ -555,6 +555,9 @@
         // collections with add()
         typeMap.clear();
 
+        // Close cache last.
+        closeComponent(filesCache);
+
         // should not happen, but make debugging easier:
         if (!components.isEmpty()) {
             log.warn("DefaultFilesystemManager.close: not all components are closed: " + components.toString());
@@ -567,11 +570,6 @@
         // virtual schemas
         virtualFileSystemSchemes.clear();
 
-        // Close cache last.
-        if (filesCache != null) {
-            filesCache.close();
-        }
-
         // setters and derived state
         defaultProvider = null;
         baseFile = null;