diff --git a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
index d5cdf43..f864abd 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/pickers.lua
@@ -760,7 +760,9 @@ function Picker.close_windows(status)
   if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(status.prompt_win) then
     vim.api.nvim_win_close(status.prompt_win, true)
   end
-  utils.buf_delete(status.prompt_bufnr)
+  vim.schedule(function()
+    utils.buf_delete(status.prompt_bufnr)
+  end)
 
   state.clear_status(status.prompt_bufnr)
 end