diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index fd834a670..abc3479b1 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -1898,8 +1898,8 @@ fade_out_done(struct weston_view_animation *animation, void *data)
 
 	if (weston_view_is_mapped(shsurf->wview_anim_fade)) {
 		weston_view_move_to_layer(shsurf->wview_anim_fade, NULL);
-		wl_event_loop_add_idle(loop, fade_out_done_idle_cb, shsurf);
 	}
+	wl_event_loop_add_idle(loop, fade_out_done_idle_cb, shsurf);
 }
 
 struct shell_surface *