diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/Threads/Threads_Win32.cpp b/stepmania/src/arch/Threads/Threads_Win32.cpp
index 141c098c56..256b2b0cbb 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/arch/Threads/Threads_Win32.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/arch/Threads/Threads_Win32.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ int ThreadImpl_Win32::Wait()
 	DWORD ret;
 	GetExitCodeThread( ThreadHandle, &ret );
 
+	CloseHandle( ThreadHandle );
+	ThreadHandle = NULL;
+
 	return ret;
 }