diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/surface_context_vk.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/surface_context_vk.cc
index 2e20d2af5c..88150f5ba7 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/surface_context_vk.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/surface_context_vk.cc
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<Surface> SurfaceContextVK::AcquireNextSurface() {
   if (auto allocator = parent_->GetResourceAllocator()) {
     allocator->DidAcquireSurfaceFrame();
   }
-  parent_->GetCommandPoolRecycler()->Dispose();
   return surface;
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
index d9146d9056..7a9ca108de 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain_impl_vk.cc
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ bool SwapchainImplVK::Present(const std::shared_ptr<SwapchainImageVK>& image,
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// Transition the image to color-attachment-optimal.
   ///
+
+  // Increment the frame count right before allocating the cmd buffer below to
+  // force this to use the next frame's pool. This cmd buffer is completely
+  // untracked, and so we may end up resetting the cmd pool before all buffers
+  // have been collected.
+  context.GetCommandPoolRecycler()->Dispose();
+
   sync->final_cmd_buffer = context.CreateCommandBuffer();
   if (!sync->final_cmd_buffer) {
     return false;