diff --git a/src/platform/guiwin.cpp b/src/platform/guiwin.cpp
index 2f5b3a3e..73da2daa 100644
--- a/src/platform/guiwin.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/guiwin.cpp
@@ -639,6 +639,10 @@ public:
     }
 
     ~WindowImplWin32() {
+        // Make sure any of our child windows get destroyed before we call DestroyWindow, or their
+        // own destructors may fail.
+        menuBar.reset();
+
         sscheck(DestroyWindow(hWindow));
 #if defined(HAVE_SPACEWARE)
         if(hSpaceWare != SI_NO_HANDLE) {