diff --git a/src/gui_common/TabButtons.cs b/src/gui_common/TabButtons.cs
index d0d92ed042e..487d7582841 100644
--- a/src/gui_common/TabButtons.cs
+++ b/src/gui_common/TabButtons.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public void ClearTabButtons()
     {
         foreach (var tabButton in tabButtons)
         {
-            tabButton.QueueFree();
+            tabButton.DetachAndQueueFree();
         }
 
         tabButtons.Clear();