diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.cpp
index adb26de433..7a8134824d 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,17 @@ EffectsHandlerImplX11::EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scen
     );
 }
 
-EffectsHandlerImplX11::~EffectsHandlerImplX11() = default;
+EffectsHandlerImplX11::~EffectsHandlerImplX11()
+{
+    // EffectsHandlerImpl tries to unload all effects when it's destroyed.
+    // The routine that unloads effects makes some calls (indirectly) to
+    // doUngrabKeyboard and doStopMouseInterception, which are virtual.
+    // Given that any call to a virtual function in the destructor of a base
+    // class will never go to a derived class, we have to unload effects
+    // here. Yeah, this is quite a bit ugly but it's fine; someday, X11
+    // will be dead (or not?).
+    unloadAllEffects();
+}
 
 bool EffectsHandlerImplX11::doGrabKeyboard()
 {
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.h b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.h
index 738bf55ca4..94c83b221e 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/effects_x11.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class EffectsHandlerImplX11 : public EffectsHandlerImpl
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit EffectsHandlerImplX11(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
-    virtual ~EffectsHandlerImplX11();
+    ~EffectsHandlerImplX11() override;
 
     void defineCursor(Qt::CursorShape shape) override;