diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_view.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_view.cc
index dc17fce9e9a3..d37d2df41c5b 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_view.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_browser_view.cc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void BrowserView::Init(v8::Isolate* isolate,
 }
 
 BrowserView::~BrowserView() {
-  api_web_contents_->DestroyWebContents();
+  api_web_contents_->DestroyWebContents(true /* async */);
 }
 
 // static