1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/Window.java b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/Window.java
index 3d7d1e5da..d0977f4e4 100755
--- a/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/Window.java
+++ b/src/newt/classes/com/jogamp/newt/Window.java
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ public abstract class Window implements NativeWindow
             keyListeners = new ArrayList();
         }
         synchronized(this) {
+            destructionLock.lock();
             try {
-                destructionLock.lock();
                 Display dpy = null;
                 if( null != screen && 0 != windowHandle ) {
                     Screen scr = screen;