diff --git a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
index 0c27047ffe50ac..ffee27b8d498ec 100644
--- a/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
+++ b/plugins/win-capture/game-capture.c
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ static void stop_capture(struct game_capture *gc)
 
 	// if it was previously capturing, send an unhooked signal
 	if (gc->capturing) {
+		gc->capturing = false;
+
 		signal_handler_t *sh =
 			obs_source_get_signal_handler(gc->source);
 		calldata_t data = {0};
@@ -389,7 +391,6 @@ static void stop_capture(struct game_capture *gc)
 	gc->copy_texture = NULL;
 	gc->wait_for_target_startup = false;
 	gc->active = false;
-	gc->capturing = false;
 
 	if (gc->retrying)
 		gc->retrying--;