diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 20521d59e92..52bfd970c9f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ zink_context_destroy(struct pipe_context *pctx)
    if (vkQueueWaitIdle(ctx->queue) != VK_SUCCESS)
       debug_printf("vkQueueWaitIdle failed\n");
 
+   util_blitter_destroy(ctx->blitter);
+
    for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->null_buffers); i++)
       pipe_resource_reference(&ctx->null_buffers[i], NULL);
 
@@ -71,7 +73,6 @@ zink_context_destroy(struct pipe_context *pctx)
    util_primconvert_destroy(ctx->primconvert);
    u_upload_destroy(pctx->stream_uploader);
    slab_destroy_child(&ctx->transfer_pool);
-   util_blitter_destroy(ctx->blitter);
    FREE(ctx);
 }