diff --git a/js/ui/userWidget.js b/js/ui/userWidget.js
index 85676ec4e..e8574c4db 100644
--- a/js/ui/userWidget.js
+++ b/js/ui/userWidget.js
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ const UserWidgetLabel = new Lang.Class({
             this._user.disconnect(this._userChangedId);
             this._userChangedId = 0;
         }
+
+        this.parent();
     },
 
     vfunc_allocate: function(box, flags) {