diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/plugin_manager.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/plugin_manager.cpp
index 979e08b4b..16ac1c9af 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/plugin_manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/plugin_manager.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ namespace hex {
             if (this->m_handle != 0)
                 FreeLibrary(HMODULE(this->m_handle));
         #else
-            dlclose(reinterpret_cast<void*>(this->m_handle));
+            if (this->m_handle != 0)
+                dlclose(reinterpret_cast<void*>(this->m_handle));
         #endif
     }