diff --git a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
index 81619b914153c6..8401ed30a64748 100644
--- a/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
+++ b/src/js_native_api_v8.cc
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ class Reference : public RefBase {
   Reference(napi_env env, v8::Local<v8::Value> value, Args&&... args)
       : RefBase(env, std::forward<Args>(args)...),
         _persistent(env->isolate, value),
-        _secondPassParameter(new SecondPassCallParameterRef(this)) {
+        _secondPassParameter(new SecondPassCallParameterRef(this)),
+        _secondPassScheduled(false) {
     if (RefCount() == 0) {
       SetWeak();
     }
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ class Reference : public RefBase {
     // If the second pass callback is scheduled, it will delete the
     // parameter passed to it, otherwise it will never be scheduled
     // and we need to delete it here.
-    if (_secondPassParameter != nullptr) {
+    if (!_secondPassScheduled) {
       delete _secondPassParameter;
     }
   }
@@ -444,8 +445,7 @@ class Reference : public RefBase {
     reference->_persistent.Reset();
     // Mark the parameter not delete-able until the second pass callback is
     // invoked.
-    reference->_secondPassParameter = nullptr;
-
+    reference->_secondPassScheduled = true;
     data.SetSecondPassCallback(SecondPassCallback);
   }
 
@@ -467,12 +467,14 @@ class Reference : public RefBase {
       // the reference itself has already been deleted so nothing to do
       return;
     }
+    reference->_secondPassParameter = nullptr;
     reference->Finalize();
   }
 
   bool env_teardown_finalize_started_ = false;
   v8impl::Persistent<v8::Value> _persistent;
   SecondPassCallParameterRef* _secondPassParameter;
+  bool _secondPassScheduled;
 };
 
 class ArrayBufferReference final : public Reference {