diff --git a/media/libstagefright/omx/GraphicBufferSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/omx/GraphicBufferSource.cpp
index f8ad2f6..103a3e9 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/omx/GraphicBufferSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/omx/GraphicBufferSource.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,6 @@
 status_t GraphicBufferSource::submitBuffer_l(const VideoBuffer &item) {
     CHECK(!mFreeCodecBuffers.empty());
     IOMX::buffer_id codecBufferId = *mFreeCodecBuffers.begin();
-    mFreeCodecBuffers.erase(mFreeCodecBuffers.begin());
 
     ALOGV("submitBuffer_l [slot=%d, bufferId=%d]", item.mBuffer->getSlot(), codecBufferId);
 
@@ -797,6 +796,8 @@
         return err;
     }
 
+    mFreeCodecBuffers.erase(mFreeCodecBuffers.begin());
+
     ssize_t cbix = mSubmittedCodecBuffers.add(codecBufferId, buffer);
     ALOGV("emptyGraphicBuffer succeeded, bufferId=%u@%zd bufhandle=%p",
             codecBufferId, cbix, graphicBuffer->handle);
@@ -815,7 +816,6 @@
         return;
     }
     IOMX::buffer_id codecBufferId = *mFreeCodecBuffers.begin();
-    mFreeCodecBuffers.erase(mFreeCodecBuffers.begin());
 
     // We reject any additional incoming graphic buffers. There is no acquired buffer used for EOS
     status_t err = mOMXNode->emptyBuffer(
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@
     if (err != OK) {
         ALOGW("emptyDirectBuffer EOS failed: 0x%x", err);
     } else {
+        mFreeCodecBuffers.erase(mFreeCodecBuffers.begin());
         ssize_t cbix = mSubmittedCodecBuffers.add(codecBufferId, nullptr);
         ALOGV("submitEndOfInputStream_l: buffer submitted, bufferId=%u@%zd", codecBufferId, cbix);
         mEndOfStreamSent = true;