diff --git a/src/qt_gui/check_update.cpp b/src/qt_gui/check_update.cpp
index 023c6e7bb..48adbb88a 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/check_update.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/check_update.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ void CheckUpdate::Install() {
         "    sleep 2\n"
         "    extract_file\n"
         "    sleep 2\n"
+        "    if pgrep -f \"Shadps4-qt.AppImage\" > /dev/null; then\n"
+        "        pkill -f \"Shadps4-qt.AppImage\"\n"
+        "        sleep 2\n"
+        "    fi\n"
         "    cp -r \"%2/\"* \"%3/\"\n"
         "    sleep 2\n"
         "    rm \"%3/update.sh\"\n"
@@ -525,4 +529,4 @@ void CheckUpdate::Install() {
             this, tr("Error"),
             QString(tr("Failed to create the update script file") + ":\n" + scriptFileName));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}