diff --git a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 691e282bcf038e..85f4189be8e9dc 100644
--- a/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -2472,7 +2472,6 @@ class WebGLRenderer {
 					_gl.bindBuffer( _gl.PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER, glBuffer );
 					_gl.bufferData( _gl.PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER, buffer.byteLength, _gl.STREAM_READ );
 					_gl.readPixels( x, y, width, height, utils.convert( textureFormat ), utils.convert( textureType ), 0 );
-					_gl.flush();
 
 					// reset the frame buffer to the currently set buffer before waiting
 					const currFramebuffer = _currentRenderTarget !== null ? properties.get( _currentRenderTarget ).__webglFramebuffer : null;
@@ -2480,6 +2479,9 @@ class WebGLRenderer {
 
 					// check if the commands have finished every 8 ms
 					const sync = _gl.fenceSync( _gl.SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0 );
+
+					_gl.flush();
+
 					await probeAsync( _gl, sync, 4 );
 
 					// read the data and delete the buffer