diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
index d707381a0..37689aa0d 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
@@ -479,7 +479,11 @@ void SearchEngine::appendSearchResult(const QString &line)
 {
     if (activeSearchTab.isNull()) {
         if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            searchProcess->kill();
+#else
             searchProcess->terminate();
+#endif
             searchProcess->waitForFinished(1000);
         }
         if (searchTimeout->isActive())
@@ -529,8 +533,12 @@ void SearchEngine::closeTab(int index)
     // Search is run for active tab so if user decided to close it, then stop search
     if (!activeSearchTab.isNull() && index == tabWidget->indexOf(activeSearchTab)) {
         qDebug("Closed active search Tab");
-        if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning)
+        if (searchProcess->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) {
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            searchProcess->kill();
+#else
             searchProcess->terminate();
+#endif
             searchProcess->waitForFinished(1000);
         }
         if (searchTimeout->isActive())