diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index 86e0fbb51a..2cd4ca7a7b 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ extern void M_SetDefaultMode ();
 extern void G_NewInit ();
 extern void SetupPlayerClasses ();
 extern void HUD_InitHud();
+void DeinitMenus();
 const FIWADInfo *D_FindIWAD(TArray<FString> &wadfiles, const char *iwad, const char *basewad);
 
 // PUBLIC FUNCTION PROTOTYPES ----------------------------------------------
@@ -2736,6 +2737,7 @@ void D_DoomMain (void)
 		C_ClearAliases();				// CCMDs won't be reinitialized so these need to be deleted here
 		DestroyCVarsFlagged(CVAR_MOD);	// Delete any cvar left by mods
 		FS_Close();						// destroy the global FraggleScript.
+		DeinitMenus();
 
 		GC::FullGC();					// clean up before taking down the object list.
 
diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 12df3d65f6..9d72449990 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(FOptionValues, GetText)
 }
 
 
-static void DeinitMenus()
+void DeinitMenus()
 {
 	{
 		FOptionMap::Iterator it(OptionValues);