diff --git a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
index 22bf8571bf0..2b5db62c2d6 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_loader.cpp
@@ -1079,6 +1079,7 @@ void ResourceLoader::initialize() {
 }
 
 void ResourceLoader::finalize() {
+	clear_thread_load_tasks();
 	memdelete(thread_load_mutex);
 	memdelete(thread_load_semaphore);
 }