diff --git a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.cpp b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.cpp
index d90139da20..02001bd0af 100644
--- a/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/alwaysontop/AlwaysOnTop/WindowBorder.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ WindowBorder::~WindowBorder()
     if (m_window)
     {
         SetWindowLongPtrW(m_window, GWLP_USERDATA, 0);
-        ShowWindow(m_window, SW_HIDE);
+        DestroyWindow(m_window);
     }
 }