diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 8968923b2ce..00d6ac3b941 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -1136,8 +1136,8 @@ void RichTextLabel::_gui_input(Ref<InputEvent> p_event) {
 				emit_signal("meta_hover_started", meta);
 			}
 		} else if (meta_hovering) {
-			emit_signal("meta_hover_ended", current_meta);
 			meta_hovering = NULL;
+			emit_signal("meta_hover_ended", current_meta);
 			current_meta = false;
 		}
 	}