diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
index 228b483253..850d5b733e 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/DefaultVideoFrameProcessor.java
@@ -374,9 +374,9 @@ public final class DefaultVideoFrameProcessor implements VideoFrameProcessor {
       }
     }
 
-    checkNotNull(textureManager).signalEndOfCurrentInputStream();
     // Wait until the current input stream is processed before continuing to the next input.
     latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+    checkNotNull(textureManager).signalEndOfCurrentInputStream();
     try {
       latch.await();
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {