diff --git a/src/io/PipeReader.zig b/src/io/PipeReader.zig
index 6d20fd616e..31609a8998 100644
--- a/src/io/PipeReader.zig
+++ b/src/io/PipeReader.zig
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ pub fn WindowsPipeReader(
         }
 
         pub fn close(this: *This) void {
-            this.stopReading().unwrap() catch unreachable;
             const pipe = this._pipe() orelse return;
+            this.stopReading().unwrap() catch unreachable;
             pipe.close(&onClosePipe);
         }
     };