diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
index 42a29e342..a85c14934 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_quic.c
@@ -750,10 +750,6 @@ ngx_quic_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
 
     if (qc) {
 
-        for (i = 0; i < NGX_QUIC_ENCRYPTION_LAST; i++) {
-            ngx_quic_free_frames(c, &qc->crypto[i].frames);
-        }
-
         qc->closing = 1;
         tree = &qc->streams.tree;
 
@@ -793,6 +789,15 @@ ngx_quic_close_connection(ngx_connection_t *c)
             return;
         }
 
+        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);
         }