diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index b9b8d52754..0a4b6faf52 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -877,12 +877,16 @@ void curl_easy_cleanup(CURL *ptr)
  * information from a performed transfer and similar.
  */
 #undef curl_easy_getinfo
-CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *data, CURLINFO info, ...)
+CURLcode curl_easy_getinfo(CURL *easy, CURLINFO info, ...)
 {
+  struct Curl_easy *data = easy;
   va_list arg;
   void *paramp;
   CURLcode result;
 
+  if(!GOOD_EASY_HANDLE(data))
+    return CURLE_BAD_FUNCTION_ARGUMENT;
+
   va_start(arg, info);
   paramp = va_arg(arg, void *);
 
diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index b52267cb67..45d44bac73 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -258,13 +258,20 @@ CURLcode Curl_close(struct Curl_easy **datap)
 
   Curl_expire_clear(data); /* shut off any timers left */
 
-  data->magic = 0; /* force a clear AFTER the possibly enforced removal from
-                      the multi handle, since that function uses the magic
-                      field! */
-
   if(data->state.rangestringalloc)
     free(data->state.range);
 
+  /* release any resolve information this transfer kept */
+  Curl_async_destroy(data);
+  Curl_resolv_unlink(data, &data->state.dns[0]); /* done with this */
+  Curl_resolv_unlink(data, &data->state.dns[1]);
+
+  data->set.verbose = FALSE; /* no more calls to DEBUGFUNCTION */
+  data->magic = 0; /* force a clear AFTER the possibly enforced removal from
+                    * the multi handle and async dns shutdown. The multi
+                    * handle might check the magic and so might any
+                    * DEBUGFUNCTION invoked for tracing */
+
   /* freed here just in case DONE was not called */
   Curl_req_free(&data->req, data);
 
@@ -299,11 +306,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_close(struct Curl_easy **datap)
   Curl_safefree(data->info.contenttype);
   Curl_safefree(data->info.wouldredirect);
 
-  /* release any resolve information this transfer kept */
-  Curl_async_destroy(data);
-  Curl_resolv_unlink(data, &data->state.dns[0]); /* done with this */
-  Curl_resolv_unlink(data, &data->state.dns[1]);
-
   data_priority_cleanup(data);
 
   /* No longer a dirty share, if it exists */