diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandsubsurface.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandsubsurface.cpp
index ec813609fd2..254c0766b41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandsubsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandsubsurface.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ QWaylandSubSurface::QWaylandSubSurface(QWaylandWindow *window, QWaylandWindow *p
 QWaylandSubSurface::~QWaylandSubSurface()
 {
     m_parent->mChildren.removeOne(this);
+    destroy();
 }
 
 }