diff --git a/lib/renderer/window-setup.ts b/lib/renderer/window-setup.ts
index 500168e3cfc3..813ecc5e3137 100644
--- a/lib/renderer/window-setup.ts
+++ b/lib/renderer/window-setup.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ export const windowSetup = (
   if (guestInstanceId == null) {
     // Override default window.close.
     window.close = function () {
-      ipcRendererInternal.sendSync('ELECTRON_BROWSER_WINDOW_CLOSE')
+      ipcRendererInternal.send('ELECTRON_BROWSER_WINDOW_CLOSE')
     }
   }