diff --git a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
index 13627b46..1e4ad360 100644
--- a/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
+++ b/mu4e/mu4e-view.el
@@ -868,7 +868,8 @@ This is useful for advising some Gnus-functionality that does not work in mu4e."
   "Quit the mu4e-view buffer."
   (interactive)
   (if (memq mu4e-split-view '(horizontal vertical))
-      (kill-buffer-and-window)
+      (ignore-errors ;; try, don't error out.
+        (kill-buffer-and-window))
     ;; single-window case
     (when mu4e-linked-headers-buffer ;; re-use mu4e-view-detach?
       (with-current-buffer mu4e-linked-headers-buffer