diff --git a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
index a68cf8f3c..d7a53954b 100644
--- a/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/Subsurface.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void CSubsurface::onNewSubsurface(SP<CWLSubsurfaceResource> pSubsurface) {
 
     ASSERT(PSUBSURFACE);
 
-    PSUBSURFACE->m_pParent = PSUBSURFACE;
+    PSUBSURFACE->m_pParent = m_pSelf;
 }
 
 void CSubsurface::onMap() {