diff --git a/src/video/win32_v.cpp b/src/video/win32_v.cpp
--- a/src/video/win32_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/win32_v.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ static void MakeWindow(bool full_screen)
 
 	// recreate window?
 	if ((full_screen || _wnd.fullscreen) && _wnd.main_wnd) {
-		DestroyWindow(_wnd.main_wnd);
+		HWND wnd = _wnd.main_wnd;
 		_wnd.main_wnd = 0;
+		DestroyWindow(wnd);
 	}
 
 #if defined(WINCE)
@@ -519,6 +520,9 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProcGdi(HWND 
 			break;
 
 		case WM_SIZE:
+			/* Resizing a destroy window is NOT good */
+			if (_wnd.main_wnd == 0) return;
+
 			if (wParam != SIZE_MINIMIZED) {
 				/* Set maximized flag when we maximize (obviously), but also when we
 				 * switched to fullscreen from a maximized state */
@@ -792,7 +796,9 @@ void VideoDriver_Win32::Stop()
 {
 	DeleteObject(_wnd.gdi_palette);
 	DeleteObject(_wnd.dib_sect);
-	DestroyWindow(_wnd.main_wnd);
+	HWND wnd = _wnd.main_wnd;
+	_wnd.main_wnd = 0;
+	DestroyWindow(wnd);
 
 #if !defined(WINCE)
 	if (_wnd.fullscreen) ChangeDisplaySettings(NULL, 0);