diff --git a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
index 085d059537..94d77594f7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/screencast/pipewirecore.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ PipeWireCore::~PipeWireCore()
     if (pwMainLoop) {
         pw_loop_destroy(pwMainLoop);
     }
+
+    pw_deinit();
 }
 
 void PipeWireCore::onCoreError(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char *message)