diff --git a/js/ui/windowMenu.js b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
index f0e564b7e..d4411d015 100644
--- a/js/ui/windowMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/windowMenu.js
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@ var WindowMenu = new Lang.Class({
 
         let screen = global.screen;
         let nMonitors = screen.get_n_monitors();
-        if (nMonitors > 1) {
+        let monitorIndex = window.get_monitor();
+        if (nMonitors > 1 && monitorIndex >= 0) {
             this.addMenuItem(new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem());
 
-            let monitorIndex = window.get_monitor();
-
             let dir = Meta.ScreenDirection.UP;
             let upMonitorIndex =
                 screen.get_monitor_neighbor_index(monitorIndex, dir);