diff --git a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
index f84dbfc6..fa7e7a1d 100644
--- a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
+++ b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.cpp
@@ -219,9 +219,8 @@ void KAbstractPlayer::setFullscreen(bool fullscreen)
 
 #define COMMON_DESTRUCTOR \
     kDebug() << i18n("destroying player"); \
-    if (m_handle) { \
-        mpv_terminate_destroy(m_handle); \
-    } \
+    m_stopprocessing = true; \
+    mpv_terminate_destroy(m_handle); \
     if (m_settings) { \
         delete m_settings; \
     }
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ void KAbstractPlayer::setFullscreen(bool fullscreen)
     }
 
 #define COMMMON_EVENT_HANDLER \
-    while (m_handle) { \
+    while (!m_stopprocessing) { \
         mpv_event *event = mpv_wait_event(m_handle, 0); \
         if (event->event_id == MPV_EVENT_NONE) { \
             break; \
diff --git a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
index 160299bc..d8eb7f01 100644
--- a/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
+++ b/kutils/kmediaplayer/kmediaplayer.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ private:
 #endif // MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
     QString m_appname;
     QSettings *m_settings;
+    bool m_stopprocessing;
 };
 
 
@@ -336,6 +337,7 @@ private:
 #endif // MAKE_KMEDIAPLAYER_LIB
     QString m_appname;
     QSettings *m_settings;
+    bool m_stopprocessing;
 };
 
 #endif // KMEDIAPLAYER_H