diff --git a/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc b/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
index b0a12418fc..c7bab8c983 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/console1/console1.cc
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ Console1::stop_using_device ()
 	blink_connection.disconnect ();
 	periodic_connection.disconnect ();
 	stripable_connections.drop_connections ();
+	MIDISurface::stop_using_device ();
 	return 0;
 }