diff --git a/crates/gpui_windows/src/platform.rs b/crates/gpui_windows/src/platform.rs
index 7e9f1e7748..4c28982562 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_windows/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_windows/src/platform.rs
@@ -410,6 +410,17 @@ impl Platform for WindowsPlatform {
 
         self.inner
             .with_callback(|callbacks| &callbacks.quit, |callback| callback());
+
+        // Bypass the CRT exit logic, which runs atexit handlers before calling ExitProcess.
+        // aws-lc registers an atexit handler that intentionally acquires a lock without releasing it.
+        // aws-lc also has thread_local objects which acquire this lock in their destructor.
+        // Destructors for thread_locals run under the loader lock, so there is a race condition
+        // where, if a thread exits after atexit handlers have run, the TLS destructors will block
+        // indefinitely on this lock while holding the loader lock. Since ExitProcess also requires
+        // the loader lock, process teardown will deadlock.
+        unsafe {
+            windows::Win32::System::Threading::ExitProcess(0);
+        }
     }
 
     fn quit(&self) {