diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
index 9cc409c38..7c2d0950b 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/muc/MultiUserChat.java
@@ -248,6 +248,22 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
                                 listener.left(from);
                             }
                         }
+
+                        Destroy destroy = mucUser.getDestroy();
+                        // The room has been destroyed.
+                        if (destroy != null) {
+                            EntityBareJid alternateMucJid = destroy.getJid();
+                            final MultiUserChat alternateMuc;
+                            if (alternateMucJid == null) {
+                                alternateMuc = null;
+                            } else {
+                                alternateMuc = multiUserChatManager.getMultiUserChat(alternateMucJid);
+                            }
+
+                            for (UserStatusListener listener : userStatusListeners) {
+                                listener.roomDestroyed(alternateMuc, destroy.getReason());
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                     break;
                 default:
@@ -2471,13 +2487,6 @@ public class MultiUserChat {
                 listener.nicknameChanged(from, mucUser.getItem().getNick());
             }
         }
-        // The room has been destroyed.
-        if (mucUser.getDestroy() != null) {
-            MultiUserChat alternateMUC = multiUserChatManager.getMultiUserChat(mucUser.getDestroy().getJid());
-            for (UserStatusListener listener : userStatusListeners) {
-                listener.roomDestroyed(alternateMUC, mucUser.getDestroy().getReason());
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     /**