diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index a48f898c64..ab9ed91b2b 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ void GuiView::on_lastWorkAreaRemoved()
 		return; 
 #endif
 	}
-	QTimer::singleShot(0, this, SLOT(close()));
+	close();
 }