diff --git a/common/D3D12/Context.cpp b/common/D3D12/Context.cpp
index 94a6d52d13..4545dd5baa 100644
--- a/common/D3D12/Context.cpp
+++ b/common/D3D12/Context.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ void Context::ExecuteCommandList(bool wait_for_completion)
 	}
 
 	// Update fence when GPU has completed.
-	hr = m_command_queue->Signal(m_fence.get(), m_current_fence_value);
+	hr = m_command_queue->Signal(m_fence.get(), res.ready_fence_value);
 	pxAssertRel(SUCCEEDED(hr), "Signal fence");
 
 	MoveToNextCommandList();
@@ -555,9 +555,9 @@ void Context::DestroyPendingResources(CommandListResources& cmdlist)
 
 	for (const auto& it : cmdlist.pending_resources)
 	{
+		it.second->Release();
 		if (it.first)
 			it.first->Release();
-		it.second->Release();
 	}
 	cmdlist.pending_resources.clear();
 }
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSTexture12.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSTexture12.cpp
index d38ea35a6a..7346d9a38f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSTexture12.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX12/GSTexture12.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ ID3D12Resource* GSTexture12::AllocateUploadStagingBuffer(const void* data, u32 p
 	const D3D12_RESOURCE_DESC resource_desc = {
 		D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_BUFFER, 0, buffer_size, 1, 1, 1, DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN, {1, 0}, D3D12_TEXTURE_LAYOUT_ROW_MAJOR,
 		D3D12_RESOURCE_FLAG_NONE};
-	HRESULT hr = g_d3d12_context->GetAllocator()->CreateResource(&allocation_desc, &resource_desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_SOURCE,
+	HRESULT hr = g_d3d12_context->GetAllocator()->CreateResource(&allocation_desc, &resource_desc, D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_GENERIC_READ,
 		nullptr, allocation.put(), IID_PPV_ARGS(resource.put()));
 	if (FAILED(hr))
 	{