diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
index 3f7b88c53a..7ca58cd8f1 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
@@ -3735,6 +3735,8 @@ void Wayland_DestroyWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window)
          * no internal structures are left pointing to the destroyed window.
          */
         if (wind->show_hide_sync_required) {
+            /* Make sure hit test isn't executed during roundtrip */
+            window->hit_test = NULL;
             WAYLAND_wl_display_roundtrip(data->display);
         }