diff --git a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
index 4bf686b73..386efe1af 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/map/vector_tile_data.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ VectorTileData::VectorTileData(const TileID& id_,
 
         if (!tile) {
             // This is a 404 response. We're treating these as empty tiles.
+            workRequest.reset();
             state = State::parsed;
             buckets.clear();
             callback();