diff --git a/src/browser/Frame.zig b/src/browser/Frame.zig
index 87ee7f33..4d2991f4 100644
--- a/src/browser/Frame.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Frame.zig
@@ -566,13 +566,11 @@ pub fn navigate(self: *Frame, request_url: [:0]const u8, opts: NavigateOpts) !vo
         // have to do this to make sure window.location is at a unique _address_.
         // If we don't do this, multiple window._location will have the same
         // address and thus be mapped to the same v8::Object in the identity map.
-        //
-        // We don't hold a reference to old location anymore.
-        self.window._location.releaseRef(self._page);
-        // Create new location.
         const location = try Location.init(self.url, self);
         location.acquireRef();
         errdefer location.releaseRef(self._page);
+        // We're not holding a ref to old location anymore.
+        self.window._location.releaseRef(self._page);
         self.window._location = location;
 
         if (is_blob) {
@@ -810,11 +808,10 @@ fn scheduleNavigationWithArena(originator: *Frame, arena: Allocator, request_url
     if (!opts.force and is_fragment_navigation) {
         target.url = try target.arena.dupeZ(u8, resolved_url);
 
-        // Release our reference to the previous location before replacing it.
-        target.window._location.releaseRef(target._page);
         const location = try Location.init(target.url, target);
         location.acquireRef();
         errdefer location.releaseRef(target._page);
+        target.window._location.releaseRef(target._page);
         target.window._location = location;
 
         if (target.parent == null) {
@@ -1094,12 +1091,11 @@ fn frameHeaderDoneCallback(response: HttpClient.Response) !bool {
         }
     }
 
-    // Release our reference to location before.
-    self.window._location.releaseRef(self._page);
     // Init new location.
     const location = try Location.init(self.url, self);
     location.acquireRef();
     errdefer location.releaseRef(self._page);
+    self.window._location.releaseRef(self._page);
     self.window._location = location;
 
     if (comptime IS_DEBUG) {