diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtwindow.cpp
index c5b06a5d8a..0d43e76c1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/winrt/qwinrtwindow.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ QWinRTWindow::~QWinRTWindow()
     });
     RETURN_VOID_IF_FAILED("Failed to completely destroy window resources, likely because the application is shutting down");
 
+    if (!d->surface)
+        return;
+
     EGLBoolean value = eglDestroySurface(d->display, d->surface);
     d->surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
     if (value == EGL_FALSE)