diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
index 2798b06f2bd..e3cdf11fa27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.cpp
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(qtQWasmIntegraton)
 QWasmIntegration *QWasmIntegration::s_instance;
 
 QWasmIntegration::QWasmIntegration()
-    : m_fontDb(nullptr)
+    : m_suspendResume(std::make_shared<QWasmSuspendResumeControl>()) // create early in order to register event handlers at startup
+    , m_fontDb(nullptr)
     , m_desktopServices(nullptr)
     , m_clipboard(new QWasmClipboard)
 #if QT_CONFIG(accessibility)
     , m_accessibility(new QWasmAccessibility)
 #endif
-    , m_suspendResume(std::make_shared<QWasmSuspendResumeControl>()) // create early in order to register event handlers at startup
 {
     s_instance = this;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.h
index 50bed742c70..045f00de4dc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmintegration.h
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ private:
         QWasmScreen *wasmScreen;
     };
 
+    // m_suspendResume should be created first and destroyed early as other fields depend on it
+    std::shared_ptr<QWasmSuspendResumeControl> m_suspendResume;
+
     mutable QWasmFontDatabase *m_fontDb;
     mutable QWasmServices *m_desktopServices;
     mutable QHash<QWindow *, QWasmBackingStore *> m_backingStores;
@@ -107,7 +110,6 @@ private:
     static QWasmIntegration *s_instance;
 
     QWasmInputContext *m_wasmInputContext = nullptr;
-    std::shared_ptr<QWasmSuspendResumeControl> m_suspendResume;
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(draganddrop)
     std::unique_ptr<QWasmDrag> m_drag;