diff --git a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
index 273730c962..2cb5a35973 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
@@ -217,12 +217,13 @@ namespace LuaUi
 
     void Element::destroy()
     {
+        if (mRoot)
+        {
+            destroyWidget(mRoot);
+            mRoot = nullptr;
+            mLayout = sol::make_object(mLayout.lua_state(), sol::nil);
+        }
         sAllElements.erase(this);
-        if (!mRoot)
-            return;
-        destroyWidget(mRoot);
-        mRoot = nullptr;
-        mLayout = sol::make_object(mLayout.lua_state(), sol::nil);
     }
 
     void Element::attachToWidget(WidgetExtension* w)