diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
index 331c48e870..d9e8c4befa 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_image.c
@@ -688,9 +688,9 @@ evas_gl_common_image_cache_flush(Evas_Engine_GL_Context *gc)
 EAPI void
 evas_gl_common_image_free(Evas_GL_Image *im)
 {
-   evas_gl_common_context_flush(im->gc);
    im->references--;
    if (im->references > 0) return;
+   evas_gl_common_context_flush(im->gc);
 
    if (im->scaled.origin)
      {