diff --git a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
index 6f06f55cd8..bd76ba3207 100644
--- a/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
+++ b/components/lua_ui/element.cpp
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ namespace LuaUi
 
     void Element::destroy()
     {
+        sAllElements.erase(this);
         if (!mRoot)
             return;
         destroyWidget(mRoot);
         mRoot = nullptr;
         mLayout = sol::make_object(mLayout.lua_state(), sol::nil);
-        sAllElements.erase(this);
     }
 
     void Element::attachToWidget(WidgetExtension* w)