diff --git a/src/QmlControls/QGCCanvas.qml b/src/QmlControls/QGCCanvas.qml
index 1b7d6e3b9808e49e9ce3c3e351bb201ac3393e9d..c7f0a12d935606ef803012452333d4b7448b1e46 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/QGCCanvas.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/QGCCanvas.qml
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import QGroundControl.ScreenTools 1.0
 /// are switched. In order to fix this we ahve a signal hacked into ScreenTools to force
 /// a repaint.
 Canvas {
+    id: _root
+
     Connections {
         target: ScreenTools
 
-        onRepaintRequested: arrowCanvas.requestPaint()
+        onRepaintRequested: _root.requestPaint()
     }
 }