diff --git a/tun/tun_windows.go b/tun/tun_windows.go
index 2305b72..ff16e2f 100644
--- a/tun/tun_windows.go
+++ b/tun/tun_windows.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ type NativeTun struct {
 	session   wintun.Session
 	readWait  windows.Handle
 	events    chan Event
-	closing   sync.RWMutex
+	running   sync.WaitGroup
 	closeOnce sync.Once
+	close     int32
 	forcedMTU int
-	close     bool
 }
 
 var WintunPool, _ = wintun.MakePool("WireGuard")
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ func CreateTUNWithRequestedGUID(ifname string, requestedGUID *windows.GUID, mtu
 }
 
 func (tun *NativeTun) Name() (string, error) {
-	tun.closing.RLock()
-	defer tun.closing.RUnlock()
-	if tun.close {
+	tun.running.Add(1)
+	defer tun.running.Done()
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&tun.close) == 1 {
 		return "", os.ErrClosed
 	}
 	return tun.wt.Name()
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) Events() chan Event {
 func (tun *NativeTun) Close() error {
 	var err error
 	tun.closeOnce.Do(func() {
-		tun.closing.Lock()
-		defer tun.closing.Unlock()
-		tun.close = true
+		atomic.StoreInt32(&tun.close, 1)
+		windows.SetEvent(tun.readWait)
+		tun.running.Wait()
 		tun.session.End()
 		if tun.wt != nil {
 			_, err = tun.wt.Delete(false)
@@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) ForceMTU(mtu int) {
 // Note: Read() and Write() assume the caller comes only from a single thread; there's no locking.
 
 func (tun *NativeTun) Read(buff []byte, offset int) (int, error) {
-	tun.closing.RLock()
-	defer tun.closing.RUnlock()
+	tun.running.Add(1)
+	defer tun.running.Done()
 retry:
-	if tun.close {
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&tun.close) == 1 {
 		return 0, os.ErrClosed
 	}
 	start := nanotime()
 	shouldSpin := atomic.LoadUint64(&tun.rate.current) >= spinloopRateThreshold && uint64(start-atomic.LoadInt64(&tun.rate.nextStartTime)) <= rateMeasurementGranularity*2
 	for {
-		if tun.close {
+		if atomic.LoadInt32(&tun.close) == 1 {
 			return 0, os.ErrClosed
 		}
 		packet, err := tun.session.ReceivePacket()
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) Flush() error {
 }
 
 func (tun *NativeTun) Write(buff []byte, offset int) (int, error) {
-	tun.closing.RLock()
-	defer tun.closing.RUnlock()
-	if tun.close {
+	tun.running.Add(1)
+	defer tun.running.Done()
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&tun.close) == 1 {
 		return 0, os.ErrClosed
 	}
 
@@ -225,9 +225,9 @@ func (tun *NativeTun) Write(buff []byte, offset int) (int, error) {
 
 // LUID returns Windows interface instance ID.
 func (tun *NativeTun) LUID() uint64 {
-	tun.closing.RLock()
-	defer tun.closing.RUnlock()
-	if tun.close {
+	tun.running.Add(1)
+	defer tun.running.Done()
+	if atomic.LoadInt32(&tun.close) == 1 {
 		return 0
 	}
 	return tun.wt.LUID()