diff --git a/js/ui/overviewControls.js b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
index cf24a5e56..f5c51eed7 100644
--- a/js/ui/overviewControls.js
+++ b/js/ui/overviewControls.js
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ var SlidingControl = class {
         // selector; this means we can now safely set the full slide for
         // the next page, since slideIn or slideOut might have been called,
         // changing the visiblity
+        this.actor.remove_transition('@layout.slide-x');
         this.layout.slide_x = this._getSlide();
         this._updateTranslation();
     }