diff --git a/src/openttd.cpp b/src/openttd.cpp
index 3ee2182d8e..5356f38fbd 100644
--- a/src/openttd.cpp
+++ b/src/openttd.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,22 @@ struct AfterNewGRFScan : NewGRFScanCallback {
 	}
 };
 
+void PostMainLoop()
+{
+	WaitTillSaved();
+
+	/* only save config if we have to */
+	if (_save_config) {
+		SaveToConfig();
+		SaveHotkeysToConfig();
+		WindowDesc::SaveToConfig();
+		SaveToHighScore();
+	}
+
+	/* Reset windowing system, stop drivers, free used memory, ... */
+	ShutdownGame();
+}
+
 #if defined(UNIX)
 extern void DedicatedFork();
 #endif
@@ -785,18 +801,7 @@ int openttd_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	VideoDriver::GetInstance()->MainLoop();
 
-	WaitTillSaved();
-
-	/* only save config if we have to */
-	if (_save_config) {
-		SaveToConfig();
-		SaveHotkeysToConfig();
-		WindowDesc::SaveToConfig();
-		SaveToHighScore();
-	}
-
-	/* Reset windowing system, stop drivers, free used memory, ... */
-	ShutdownGame();
+	PostMainLoop();
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp b/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
index bad581eef3..eb201f0774 100644
--- a/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
+++ b/src/video/sdl2_v.cpp
@@ -607,6 +607,9 @@ void VideoDriver_SDL_Base::LoopOnce()
 		 * normally done at the end of the main loop for non-Emscripten.
 		 * After that, Emscripten just halts, and the HTML shows a nice
 		 * "bye, see you next time" message. */
+		extern void PostMainLoop();
+		PostMainLoop();
+
 		emscripten_cancel_main_loop();
 		emscripten_exit_pointerlock();
 		/* In effect, the game ends here. As emscripten_set_main_loop() caused