diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 46df871a51105ee4..9cd0ab3ad88b35cc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -989,9 +989,9 @@ void PipelineHandlerRkISP1::tryCompleteRequest(Request *request)
 	if (!info->paramDequeued)
 		return;
 
-	completeRequest(activeCamera_, request);
-
 	data->frameInfo_.destroy(info->frame);
+
+	completeRequest(activeCamera_, request);
 }
 
 void PipelineHandlerRkISP1::bufferReady(Buffer *buffer)