diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
index eaa1600208..a324274b7c 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ ScintillaWX::ScintillaWX(wxStyledTextCtrl* win) {
 
 
 ScintillaWX::~ScintillaWX() {
+    Finalise();
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp b/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
index eaa1600208..a324274b7c 100644
--- a/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/ScintillaWX.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ ScintillaWX::ScintillaWX(wxStyledTextCtrl* win) {
 
 
 ScintillaWX::~ScintillaWX() {
+    Finalise();
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------