diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
index 64f7beb003..db7b744208 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/D3D12/D3D12GSRender.cpp
@@ -1300,7 +1300,6 @@ void D3D12GSRender::semaphorePGRAPHBackendRelease(u32 offset, u32 value)
 			writeDest->Release();
 			depthConverted->Release();
 			descriptorHeap->Release();
-			fence->Release();
 			downloadCommandList->Release();
 			convertCommandList->Release();
 		}