diff --git a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
index 73a32402..716fcf6b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/StringsWidget.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ void StringsWidget::on_actionX_refs_triggered()
 
     XrefsDialog x(nullptr);
     x.fillRefsForAddress(str.vaddr, RAddressString(str.vaddr), false);
-    x.setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
     x.exec();
 }