diff --git a/src/gui_w32.c b/src/gui_w32.c
index bf8f122..463351e 100644
--- a/src/gui_w32.c
+++ b/src/gui_w32.c
@@ -4836,7 +4836,8 @@
 delete_tooltip(beval)
     BalloonEval	*beval;
 {
-    DestroyWindow(beval->balloon);
+    PostMessage(beval->balloon, WM_DESTROY, 0, 0);
+    PostMessage(beval->balloon, WM_NCDESTROY, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /*ARGSUSED*/