diff --git a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
index cd44441d0ef1..8fa495f5c4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
+++ b/drivers/d3d12/rendering_context_driver_d3d12.cpp
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ const GUID CLSID_D3D12SDKConfigurationGodot = { 0x7cda6aca, 0xa03e, 0x49c8, { 0x
 RenderingContextDriverD3D12::RenderingContextDriverD3D12() {}
 
 RenderingContextDriverD3D12::~RenderingContextDriverD3D12() {
+	// Let's release manually everything that may still be holding
+	// onto the DLLs before freeing them.
 	device_factory.Reset();
+	dxgi_factory.Reset();
+
 	if (lib_d3d12) {
 		FreeLibrary(lib_d3d12);
 	}
-
-	dxgi_factory.Reset();
 	if (lib_dxgi) {
 		FreeLibrary(lib_dxgi);
 	}