diff --git a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
index fb9e0c962..f12c787d5 100644
--- a/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
+++ b/js/ui/status/keyboard.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ const InputSourceIndicator = new Lang.Class({
         // but at least for now it is used as "allow popping up windows
         // from shell menus"; we can always add a separate sessionMode
         // option if need arises.
-        this._showLayoutItem.visible = Main.sessionMode.allowSettings;
+        this._showLayoutItem.actor.visible = Main.sessionMode.allowSettings;
     },
 
     _currentInputSourceChanged: function() {