diff --git a/webrtc/video/vie_encoder_unittest.cc b/webrtc/video/vie_encoder_unittest.cc
index 320f664840..2c5609756d 100644
--- a/webrtc/video/vie_encoder_unittest.cc
+++ b/webrtc/video/vie_encoder_unittest.cc
@@ -1057,8 +1057,9 @@ TEST_F(ViEEncoderTest, UMACpuLimitedResolutionInPercent) {
   }
 
   vie_encoder_->Stop();
-
+  vie_encoder_.reset();
   stats_proxy_.reset();
+
   EXPECT_EQ(1,
             metrics::NumSamples("WebRTC.Video.CpuLimitedResolutionInPercent"));
   EXPECT_EQ(