diff --git a/src/PowderToyFontEditor.cpp b/src/PowderToyFontEditor.cpp
index 7b5565473..c6b84b042 100644
--- a/src/PowderToyFontEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/PowderToyFontEditor.cpp
@@ -515,6 +515,17 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 	ui::Engine::Ref().CloseWindow();
 	delete gameController;
 	delete ui::Engine::Ref().g;
+	if (SDL_GetWindowFlags(sdl_window) & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL)
+	{
+		// * nvidia-460 egl registers callbacks with x11 that end up being called
+		//   after egl is unloaded unless we grab it here and release it after
+		//   sdl closes the display. this is an nvidia driver weirdness but
+		//   technically an sdl bug. glfw has this fixed:
+		//   https://github.com/glfw/glfw/commit/9e6c0c747be838d1f3dc38c2924a47a42416c081
+		SDL_GL_LoadLibrary(NULL);
+		SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+		SDL_GL_UnloadLibrary();
+	}
 	SDL_Quit();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
index 99bc0bd13..1d807e063 100644
--- a/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
+++ b/src/PowderToySDL.cpp
@@ -1000,6 +1000,17 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 	delete gameController;
 	delete ui::Engine::Ref().g;
 	Client::Ref().Shutdown();
+	if (SDL_GetWindowFlags(sdl_window) & SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL)
+	{
+		// * nvidia-460 egl registers callbacks with x11 that end up being called
+		//   after egl is unloaded unless we grab it here and release it after
+		//   sdl closes the display. this is an nvidia driver weirdness but
+		//   technically an sdl bug. glfw has this fixed:
+		//   https://github.com/glfw/glfw/commit/9e6c0c747be838d1f3dc38c2924a47a42416c081
+		SDL_GL_LoadLibrary(NULL);
+		SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+		SDL_GL_UnloadLibrary();
+	}
 	SDL_Quit();
 	return 0;
 }