diff --git a/js/ui/background.js b/js/ui/background.js
index ea5cae473..00b9d6375 100644
--- a/js/ui/background.js
+++ b/js/ui/background.js
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ const BackgroundManager = new Lang.Class({
                 background.disconnect(changeSignalId);
 
             if (backgroundActor.loadedSignalId)
-                backgroundActor.background._delegate.disconnect(backgroundActor.loadedSignalId);
+                background.disconnect(backgroundActor.loadedSignalId);
         }));
 
         return backgroundActor;