diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index 12048ecbbe9e..7682bba9a619 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -573,6 +573,9 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
                 // if the player never got pushed, we should explicitly dispose it.
                 DisposalTask = LoadTask?.ContinueWith(_ => CurrentPlayer?.Dispose());
             }
+
+            highPerformanceSession?.Dispose();
+            highPerformanceSession = null;
         }
 
         #endregion