diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 8023b0d..7bcaa8d 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -2364,7 +2364,7 @@
 	weston_desktop_surface_set_user_data(shsurf->desktop_surface, NULL);
 	shsurf->desktop_surface = NULL;
 
-	weston_desktop_surface_destroy_view(shsurf->view);
+	weston_desktop_surface_unlink_view(shsurf->view);
 	if (weston_surface_is_mapped(surface) &&
 	    shsurf->shell->win_close_animation_type == ANIMATION_FADE) {
 		pixman_region32_fini(&surface->pending.input);