diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
index bc935b9bd..43826b831 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Wayland_CreateDevice(int devindex)
     /* Initialize all variables that we clean on shutdown */
     device = SDL_calloc(1, sizeof(SDL_VideoDevice));
     if (!device) {
+        SDL_WAYLAND_UnloadSymbols();
         SDL_OutOfMemory();
         return NULL;
     }