diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index 7180fea667..2ff18fbeb5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ void RenderingManager::windowResized(Ogre::RenderWindow* rw)
 
 void RenderingManager::windowClosed(Ogre::RenderWindow* rw)
 {
+    Ogre::Root::getSingleton ().queueEndRendering ();
 }
 
 bool RenderingManager::waterShaderSupported()