diff --git a/src/platform/linux/vaapi.cpp b/src/platform/linux/vaapi.cpp
index 07f0d323..8f97db27 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/vaapi.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/linux/vaapi.cpp
@@ -386,12 +386,14 @@ public:
   va::display_t::pointer va_display;
   file_t file;
 
-  frame_t hwframe;
-
   gbm::gbm_t gbm;
   egl::display_t display;
   egl::ctx_t ctx;
 
+  // This must be destroyed before display_t to ensure the GPU
+  // driver is still loaded when vaDestroySurfaces() is called.
+  frame_t hwframe;
+
   egl::sws_t sws;
   egl::nv12_t nv12;