diff --git a/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp b/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
index 373df8d8de7..a65347a5b1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/storage/texture_storage.cpp
@@ -2312,9 +2312,11 @@ void TextureStorage::_clear_render_target(RenderTarget *rt) {
 
 	if (rt->backbuffer_fbo != 0) {
 		glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &rt->backbuffer_fbo);
+		rt->backbuffer_fbo = 0;
+	}
+	if (rt->backbuffer != 0) {
 		GLES3::Utilities::get_singleton()->texture_free_data(rt->backbuffer);
 		rt->backbuffer = 0;
-		rt->backbuffer_fbo = 0;
 	}
 	if (rt->backbuffer_depth != 0) {
 		GLES3::Utilities::get_singleton()->texture_free_data(rt->backbuffer_depth);