diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
index 1abeebe7f2c021c0e5f23780909bf296295f0579..449a59091699e038cbb53970698bd3d088c2b3dc 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cc
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ void MainWindow::configure()
         {
             joystick->start();
         }
-        joystickWidget = new JoystickWidget(joystick);
+        joystickWidget = new JoystickWidget(joystick, this);
     }
     joystickWidget->show();
 }