diff --git a/.changelog/1487.txt b/.changelog/1487.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03f323e30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1487.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+`helm_release`: On destroy, do not error when release is not found
+```
diff --git a/helm/resource_release.go b/helm/resource_release.go
index 8b0299be7..d5819587c 100644
--- a/helm/resource_release.go
+++ b/helm/resource_release.go
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ func resourceReleaseDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta int
 	uninstall.Timeout = time.Duration(d.Get("timeout").(int)) * time.Second
 
 	res, err := uninstall.Run(name)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, driver.ErrReleaseNotFound) {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}