diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 1c95ccc932..c67aaffa4c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ OMW::Engine::~Engine()
 
     mWorkQueue = nullptr;
 
-    mResourceSystem.reset();
-
     mViewer = nullptr;
 
+    mResourceSystem.reset();
+
     delete mEncoder;
     mEncoder = nullptr;