diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
index ce9bb44b45f..46871d0da16 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidgetwindow.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ QWidgetWindow::QWidgetWindow(QWidget *widget)
 
 QWidgetWindow::~QWidgetWindow()
 {
+    // destroy while we are still alive
+    destroy();
+
     if (!m_widget)
         return;