diff --git a/core/generator.cpp b/core/generator.cpp
index 41beb92b7..33c79936f 100644
--- a/core/generator.cpp
+++ b/core/generator.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void Generator::generatePixmap( PixmapRequest *request )
          * We create the text page for every page that is visible to the
          * user, so he can use the text extraction tools without a delay.
          */
-        if ( hasFeature( TextExtraction ) && !request->page()->hasTextPage() && canGenerateTextPage() ) {
+        if ( hasFeature( TextExtraction ) && !request->page()->hasTextPage() && canGenerateTextPage() && !d->m_closing ) {
             d->mTextPageReady = false;
             d->textPageGenerationThread()->startGeneration( request->page() );
         }