diff --git a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
index 9d6195080..46fc2bb56 100644
--- a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
+++ b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ is_tilable(const E_Client *ec)
    if (e_client_util_ignored_get(ec))
      return false;
 
+   if (e_object_is_del(E_OBJECT(ec)))
+     return false;
+
    return true;
 }