diff --git a/libnxwidgets/src/cnxtimer.cxx b/libnxwidgets/src/cnxtimer.cxx
index d54981570..5a08a6f52 100644
--- a/libnxwidgets/src/cnxtimer.cxx
+++ b/libnxwidgets/src/cnxtimer.cxx
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ CNxTimer::CNxTimer(CWidgetControl *pWidgetControl, uint32_t timeout, bool repeat
 
 CNxTimer::~CNxTimer(void)
 {
+  stop();
 }
 
 /**