diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 8ffe5bf593157..048fb43bfa3dc 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -859,12 +859,12 @@ bool BootAnimation::movie()
         mTimeCheckThread = nullptr;
     }
 
-    releaseAnimation(animation);
-
     if (clockFontInitialized) {
         glDeleteTextures(1, &animation->clockFont.texture.name);
     }
 
+    releaseAnimation(animation);
+
     return false;
 }