diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/AboutDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/AboutDialog.cpp
index 898237dc82..7f6f4f380a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent)
 {
   setWindowTitle(tr("About Dolphin"));
   setWindowFlags(windowFlags() & ~Qt::WindowContextHelpButtonHint);
-  setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 
   QString text = QStringLiteral("");
   QString small = QStringLiteral("<p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; font-size:9pt;'>");
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/MainWindow.cpp
index ce710b6ce0..e93c6c2f29 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt2/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ void MainWindow::ShowAudioWindow()
 
 void MainWindow::ShowAboutDialog()
 {
-  AboutDialog* about = new AboutDialog(this);
-  about->show();
+  AboutDialog about{this};
+  about.exec();
 }
 
 void MainWindow::ShowHotkeyDialog()