--- a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
@@ -1492,19 +1492,6 @@ ngx_quic_close_quic(ngx_connection_t *c,
         return NGX_AGAIN;
     }
 
-    if (qc->close.timer_set) {
-        return NGX_AGAIN;
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < NGX_QUIC_ENCRYPTION_LAST; i++) {
-        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->crypto[i].frames);
-    }
-
-    for (i = 0; i < NGX_QUIC_SEND_CTX_LAST; i++) {
-        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->send_ctx[i].frames);
-        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->send_ctx[i].sent);
-    }
-
     if (qc->push.timer_set) {
         ngx_del_timer(&qc->push);
     }
@@ -1517,6 +1504,19 @@ ngx_quic_close_quic(ngx_connection_t *c,
         ngx_delete_posted_event(&qc->push);
     }
 
+    for (i = 0; i < NGX_QUIC_ENCRYPTION_LAST; i++) {
+        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->crypto[i].frames);
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < NGX_QUIC_SEND_CTX_LAST; i++) {
+        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->send_ctx[i].frames);
+        ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->send_ctx[i].sent);
+    }
+
+    if (qc->close.timer_set) {
+        return NGX_AGAIN;
+    }
+
     ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
                    "quic part of connection is terminated");