diff --git a/src/Main.cxx b/src/Main.cxx
index f96146336..41a34c0ee 100644
--- a/src/Main.cxx
+++ b/src/Main.cxx
@@ -466,8 +466,7 @@ MainOrThrow(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 #endif
 
-	IcuInit();
-
+	const ScopeIcuInit icu_init;
 	const ScopeNetInit net_init;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DBUS
@@ -720,8 +719,6 @@ mpd_main_after_fork(const ConfigData &raw_config, const Config &config)
 	daemonize_finish();
 #endif
 
-	IcuFinish();
-
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/icu/Init.hxx b/src/lib/icu/Init.hxx
index 95646e314..c26e018ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/icu/Init.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/icu/Init.hxx
@@ -37,4 +37,18 @@ static inline void IcuFinish() noexcept {}
 
 #endif
 
+class ScopeIcuInit {
+public:
+	ScopeIcuInit() {
+		IcuInit();
+	}
+
+	~ScopeIcuInit() noexcept {
+		IcuFinish();
+	}
+
+	ScopeIcuInit(const ScopeIcuInit &) = delete;
+	ScopeIcuInit &operator=(const ScopeIcuInit &) = delete;
+};
+
 #endif