diff --git a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
index 55be0b6f3669..d57beba2e3ad 100644
--- a/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
+++ b/lib/internal/abort_controller.js
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ class AbortSignal extends EventTarget {
     for (let i = 0; i < signalsArray.length; i++) {
       const signal = signalsArray[i];
 
+      refreshCompositeSignal(signal);
+      if (signal[kAborted]) {
+        abortSignal(resultSignal, signal[kReason]);
+        return resultSignal;
+      }
+
       // Check if this is a timeout signal
       if (signal[kTimeout]) {
         hasTimeoutSignals = true;
@@ -345,12 +351,6 @@ class AbortSignal extends EventTarget {
         gcPersistentSignals.add(signal);
       }
 
-      refreshCompositeSignal(signal);
-      if (signal[kAborted]) {
-        abortSignal(resultSignal, signal[kReason]);
-        return resultSignal;
-      }
-
       if (!signal[kComposite]) {
         const signalWeakRef = new SafeWeakRef(signal);
         resultSignal[kSourceSignals].add(signalWeakRef);
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-abort-controller-any-timeout.js b/test/parallel/test-abort-controller-any-timeout.js
index 675be3af703c..51acdbb16d21 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-abort-controller-any-timeout.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-abort-controller-any-timeout.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const common = require('../common');
+const { gcUntil } = require('../common/gc');
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { once } = require('node:events');
 const { describe, it } = require('node:test');
@@ -39,4 +40,15 @@ describe('AbortSignal.any() with timeout signals', () => {
       clearTimeout(timeout);
     }
   });
+
+  it('should not retain a timeout signal that has already fired', async () => {
+    let signal = AbortSignal.timeout(1);
+    const ref = new WeakRef(signal);
+    await once(signal, 'abort');
+
+    AbortSignal.any([signal]);
+    signal = null;
+
+    await gcUntil('fired timeout signal is collected', () => ref.deref() === undefined);
+  });
 });