diff --git a/modules/gui/qt4/menus.cpp b/modules/gui/qt4/menus.cpp
index da1b3fb4a035b288437f1f38694c092ccf0865b2..fb874ffb21266d7b153076289eb6a59f74991459 100644
--- a/modules/gui/qt4/menus.cpp
+++ b/modules/gui/qt4/menus.cpp
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@ QMenu *QVLCMenu::ViewMenu( intf_thread_t *p_intf, QMenu *current, MainInterface
         foreach( QAction *a, actions )
         {
             QMenu *m = a->menu();
-            if( m && m->parent() == menu ) delete m;
             if( a->parent() == menu ) delete a;
             else menu->removeAction( a );
+            if( m && m->parent() == menu ) delete m;
         }
     }