diff --git a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
index 284e88ea..65769116 100644
--- a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -211,8 +211,6 @@ void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) {
 	if (emuThread.joinable()) {
 		emuThread.join();
 	}
-
-	SDL_Quit();
 }
 
 // Cleanup when the main window closes
@@ -602,4 +600,4 @@ void MainWindow::pollControllers() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}