diff --git a/js/ui/workspacesView.js b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
index edb636b09..da3b0cd60 100644
--- a/js/ui/workspacesView.js
+++ b/js/ui/workspacesView.js
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
             let monitors = Main.layoutManager.monitors;
             let m = 0;
             for (let i = 0; i < monitors.length; i++) {
-                if (this._workspacesOnlyOnPrimaryChanged &&
+                if (this._workspacesOnlyOnPrimary &&
                     i != this._primaryIndex)
                     continue;