diff --git a/src/servers/app/ViewLayer.cpp b/src/servers/app/ViewLayer.cpp
index 0b3c485b55..0e1c392418 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/ViewLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/ViewLayer.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ ViewLayer::RemoveChild(ViewLayer* layer)
 	layer->fNextSibling = NULL;
 
 	if (layer->IsVisible()) {
-		Overlay* overlay = _Overlay();
+		Overlay* overlay = layer->_Overlay();
 		if (overlay != NULL)
 			overlay->Hide();