diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.cpp b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.cpp
index 5977ee4aceb2c..ad8d76ce4236d 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CVideoReferenceClock::CVideoReferenceClock() : CThread("RefClock")
 
 CVideoReferenceClock::~CVideoReferenceClock()
 {
+  m_destructing = true;
   m_vsyncStopEvent.Set();
   StopThread();
 }
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ void CVideoReferenceClock::Process()
       m_pVideoSync.reset();
     }
 
-    if (!SetupSuccess)
+    if (!SetupSuccess || m_destructing)
       break;
   }
 }
diff --git a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.h b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.h
index 4419b6dc4476e..5968b4036fe21 100644
--- a/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.h
+++ b/xbmc/cores/VideoPlayer/VideoReferenceClock.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class CVideoReferenceClock : CThread
     int64_t TimeOfNextVblank() const;
     static void CBUpdateClock(int NrVBlanks, uint64_t time, void *clock);
 
+    bool m_destructing = false;
+
     int64_t m_CurrTime;          //the current time of the clock when using vblank as clock source
     int64_t m_LastIntTime;       //last interpolated clock value, to make sure the clock doesn't go backwards
     double  m_CurrTimeFract;     //fractional part that is lost due to rounding when updating the clock