diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
index 5f8eb499fa..2b2ff40675 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,13 @@ TurretAI::~TurretAI()
 	stopRotOrPitchSound();
 
 	if (m_turretStateMachine)
+	{
+		// TheSuperHackers @bugfix xezon 2025 Halt the state machine before deleting it to prevent
+		// StateMachine::~StateMachine() from calling onExit() on the current state, which may
+		// access the owning object's AI interface (already nulled in Object::~Object()) and crash.
+		m_turretStateMachine->halt();
 		deleteInstance(m_turretStateMachine);
+	}
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
index 6b2c0c2fc4..bd5cde637f 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/TurretAI.cpp
@@ -316,7 +316,13 @@ TurretAI::~TurretAI()
 	stopRotOrPitchSound();
 
 	if (m_turretStateMachine)
+	{
+		// TheSuperHackers @bugfix xezon 2025 Halt the state machine before deleting it to prevent
+		// StateMachine::~StateMachine() from calling onExit() on the current state, which may
+		// access the owning object's AI interface (already nulled in Object::~Object()) and crash.
+		m_turretStateMachine->halt();
 		deleteInstance(m_turretStateMachine);
+	}
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------