diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvLoopHandle.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvLoopHandle.cs
index c6ad9c7f6c..f0f3d454b1 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvLoopHandle.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvLoopHandle.cs
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Networking
             _uv.stop(this);
         }
 
-        protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
+        unsafe protected override bool ReleaseHandle()
         {
             var memory = this.handle;
             if (memory != IntPtr.Zero)
             {
+                // loop_close clears the gcHandlePtr
+                var gcHandlePtr = *(IntPtr*)memory;
+
                 _uv.loop_close(this);
                 handle = IntPtr.Zero;
-                DestroyMemory(memory);
+
+                DestroyMemory(memory, gcHandlePtr);
             }
             return true;
         }
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvMemory.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvMemory.cs
index d1f07627bf..37e75ef537 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvMemory.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel/Networking/UvMemory.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel.Networking
         unsafe protected static void DestroyMemory(IntPtr memory)
         {
             var gcHandlePtr = *(IntPtr*)memory;
+            DestroyMemory(memory, gcHandlePtr);
+        }
+
+        unsafe protected static void DestroyMemory(IntPtr memory, IntPtr gcHandlePtr)
+        {
             if (gcHandlePtr != IntPtr.Zero)
             {
                 var gcHandle = GCHandle.FromIntPtr(gcHandlePtr);