diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_shader_refl.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_shader_refl.cpp
index f9c3dd2c3..7861039fe 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_shader_refl.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/gl/gl_shader_refl.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,9 @@ GLuint MakeSeparableShaderProgram(WrappedOpenGL &drv, GLenum type, vector<string
 
       if(attempt == 1)
       {
+        drv.glDeleteProgram(sepProg);
+        sepProg = 0;
+
         RDCLOG("Attempting to pre-process shader with glslang to allow patching");
 
         glslang::TShader sh(EShLanguage(ShaderIdx(type)));
@@ -492,9 +495,6 @@ GLuint MakeSeparableShaderProgram(WrappedOpenGL &drv, GLenum type, vector<string
       if(status == 1)
         break;
 
-      drv.glDeleteProgram(sepProg);
-      sepProg = 0;
-
       RDCWARN("Couldn't patch separability into shader, attempt #%d", attempt + 1);
     }
   }