diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c b/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
index c7cbef91..c714d5bb 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/texture.c
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ bool egl_texture_update_from_dma(EGL_Texture * texture, const FrameBuffer * fram
       DEBUG_EGL_ERROR("glClientWaitSync failed");
   }
 
+  glDeleteSync(fence);
   atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&texture->state.w, 1, memory_order_release);
   return true;
 }