diff --git a/pd/src/g_template.c b/pd/src/g_template.c
index fddd01ca0742578e6852449b7b76449475c8fb5f..f1da4444818e5313dcb1467f70555635e36ee2dc 100644
--- a/pd/src/g_template.c
+++ b/pd/src/g_template.c
@@ -4442,7 +4442,7 @@ static void *event_new(void)
 {
     char namebuf[20];
     t_event *x = (t_event *)pd_new(event_class);
-    t_canvas *c = canvas_getcurrent();
+    t_canvas *c = canvas_getrootfor(canvas_getcurrent());
     if (c->gl_vec)
     {
         sprintf(namebuf, "%lx_event", (long unsigned int)c->gl_vec);