diff --git a/src/swf/exporters/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx b/src/swf/exporters/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
index 5e4046e..199c49e 100644
--- a/src/swf/exporters/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
+++ b/src/swf/exporters/animate/AnimateTimeline.hx
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ class AnimateTimeline extends Timeline
 
 								// if (__sprite.stage != null) displayObject.dispatchEvent(new Event(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, false, false));
 								#end
+								displayObject.__removedChildCleanupDelay = Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
 
 								instance = new FrameSymbolInstance(frame, frameObject.id, frameObject.symbol, frameObject.depth, displayObject,
 									frameObject.clipDepth);
diff --git a/src/swf/exporters/swflite/timeline/SymbolTimeline.hx b/src/swf/exporters/swflite/timeline/SymbolTimeline.hx
index 4fb5274..58ea15a 100644
--- a/src/swf/exporters/swflite/timeline/SymbolTimeline.hx
+++ b/src/swf/exporters/swflite/timeline/SymbolTimeline.hx
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ class SymbolTimeline extends Timeline
 								// displayObject.stage = __movieClip.stage;
 
 								// if (__movieClip.stage != null) displayObject.dispatchEvent(new Event(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, false, false));
+								displayObject.__removedChildCleanupDelay = Math.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
 
 								instance = new FrameSymbolInstance(frame, frameObject.id, frameObject.symbol, frameObject.depth, displayObject,
 									frameObject.clipDepth);