diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_music_handler.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_music_handler.cpp
index 8de961f9cc..9137ba87fa 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_music_handler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_music_handler.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ qt_music_handler::~qt_music_handler()
 		m_media_player->stop();
 		m_media_player.reset();
 		m_error_handler.reset();
+		wake_up = true;
+		wake_up.notify_one();
 	});
 
 	while (!wake_up && !Emu.IsStopped())