diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdksurface-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdksurface-wayland.c
index 022ea2c762..e05fdc4b63 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdksurface-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdksurface-wayland.c
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ gdk_wayland_surface_create_xdg_popup (GdkSurface     *surface,
   if (!impl->display_server.wl_surface)
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (!is_realized_shell_surface (impl))
+  if (!is_realized_shell_surface (parent_impl))
     return FALSE;
 
   if (is_realized_toplevel (impl))