diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 30fa802..8ec4823 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@
 
 	set_bufref(&bufref, curbuf);
 	win->w_closing = TRUE;
-	close_buffer(win, win->w_buffer, action, abort_if_last, FALSE);
+	close_buffer(win, win->w_buffer, action, abort_if_last, TRUE);
 	if (win_valid_any_tab(win))
 	    win->w_closing = FALSE;
 	// Make sure curbuf is valid. It can become invalid if 'bufhidden' is