diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 03ff89b5e..ec4815968 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -949,6 +949,7 @@ void view_child_destroy(struct sway_view_child *child) {
 	wl_list_remove(&child->surface_commit.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&child->surface_destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&child->view_unmap.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&child->surface_new_subsurface.link);
 
 	if (child->impl && child->impl->destroy) {
 		child->impl->destroy(child);