diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
index 7b7b9bc3d9..f7739d066f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Gtk.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ try {
 	if( ret != NULL )
 		RageException::ThrowNonfatal( ret );
 } catch(...) {
-	dlclose( Handle );
+	if( Handle )
+		dlclose( Handle );
 	Handle = NULL;
 	throw;
 }