diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
index 812b83b6c72..c059a2e9fad 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWayland.cc
@@ -5759,7 +5759,8 @@ static void text_input_handle_enter(void *data,
                                     zwp_text_input_v3 * /*zwp_text_input_v3*/,
                                     wl_surface *surface)
 {
-  if (!ghost_wl_surface_own(surface)) {
+  /* Can be null when closing a window, see: #141777. */
+  if (!ghost_wl_surface_own_with_null_check(surface)) {
     return;
   }
   CLOG_DEBUG(LOG, "enter");