diff --git a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
index 4e63eafbe6..9ed21e5c57 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ struct NewGRFWindow : public Window, NewGRFScanCallback {
 		DeleteWindowByClass(WC_TEXTFILE);
 		DeleteWindowByClass(WC_SAVE_PRESET);
 
-		if (this->editable && !this->execute) {
+		if (this->editable && !this->execute && !_exit_game) {
 			CopyGRFConfigList(this->orig_list, this->actives, true);
 			ResetGRFConfig(false);
 			ReloadNewGRFData();