diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/psignal.c b/Gui/mplayer/psignal.c
index 4b93e96926..6053d40dd7 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/psignal.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/psignal.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void gtkSigHandler( int s )
         gtkVisibleAboutBox=1;
         break;
    case evExit:
-        gtkExit();
+	gtk_main_quit();
         break;
   }
  gtkShMem->message=0;
diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
index 2186e6a222..91089809ed 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ static void gtkThreadProc( int argc,char * argv[] )
  gtkSendMessage( evGtkIsOk );
 
  gtk_main();
- dbprintf( 6,"[gtk] exit.\n" );
+ printf( "[gtk] exit.\n" );
  exit( 0 );
 }
 
@@ -93,10 +94,12 @@ void gtkInit( int argc,char* argv[], char *envp[] )
  if ( ( gtkChildPID = fork() ) == 0 ) gtkThreadProc( argc,argv );
 }
 
-void gtkDone( void )
-{
+void gtkDone( void ){
+ int status;
+ gtkSendMessage(evExit);
+ usleep(50000); // 50ms should be enough!
+ printf("gtk killed...\n");
  kill( gtkChildPID,SIGKILL );
- usleep( 1000 );
 }
 
 void gtkMessageBox( gchar * str )
@@ -135,5 +138,3 @@ void gtkSetDefaultToCList( GtkWidget * list,char * item )
  if ( ( i=gtkFindCList( list,item ) ) > -1 ) gtk_clist_select_row( GTK_CLIST( list ),i,0 );
 }
 
-void gtkExit( void )
-{ gtk_main_quit(); }
diff --git a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
index 717272f8d8..5101a2e4df 100644
--- a/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
+++ b/Gui/mplayer/widgets.h
@@ -80,6 +80,5 @@ extern int  gtkFillSkinList( gchar * dir );
 extern void gtkClearList( GtkWidget * list );
 extern void gtkSetDefaultToCList( GtkWidget * list,char * item );
 extern int  gtkFindCList( GtkWidget * list,char * item );
-extern void gtkExit( void );
 
 #endif
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