diff --git a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/WaitTask.ts b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/WaitTask.ts
index 720f7e64..f08d6936 100644
--- a/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/WaitTask.ts
+++ b/packages/puppeteer-core/src/common/WaitTask.ts
@@ -177,10 +177,11 @@ export class WaitTask<T = unknown> {
   async terminate(error?: unknown): Promise<void> {
     this.#world.taskManager.delete(this);
 
+    if (this.#timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(this.#timeout);
+    }
+
     if (error && !this.#result.finished()) {
-      if (this.#timeout) {
-        clearTimeout(this.#timeout);
-      }
       this.#result.reject(error);
     }