diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index da827b8be16..399896af9a0 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ def close(self):
             if self.reading:
                 self.top.quit()
             return "cancel"
-        return PyShellEditorWindow.close(self)
+        return OutputWindow.close(self)
 
     def _close(self):
         self.close_debugger()