diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/BubbleTextView.java
index 49c47cef79..635e4d98be 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView {
                 mPressedOrFocusedBackground = null;
             }
             if (isFocused()) {
-                if (mLayout == null) {
+                if (getLayout() == null) {
                     // In some cases, we get focus before we have been layed out. Set the
                     // background to null so that it will get created when the view is drawn.
                     mPressedOrFocusedBackground = null;