diff --git a/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp b/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
index 4ed4ae1e21..a69fbec802 100644
--- a/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
+++ b/Applications/IRCClient/main.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     GApplication app(argc, argv);
 
     IRCAppWindow app_window;
+    app_window.set_should_exit_event_loop_on_close(true);
     app_window.show();
 
     printf("Entering main loop...\n");