diff --git a/common/arch/sdl/event.cpp b/common/arch/sdl/event.cpp
index 4e17009b3..52d7440c2 100644
--- a/common/arch/sdl/event.cpp
+++ b/common/arch/sdl/event.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void event_send(const d_event &event)
 		{
 			handled = window_send_event(*wind, event);
 
-			if (!window_exists(wind)) // break away if necessary: window_send_event() could have closed wind by now
+			if (handled == window_event_result::deleted) // break away if necessary: window_send_event() could have closed wind by now
 				break;
 			if (window_is_modal(*wind))
 				break;