diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index 7f61f4db0ce46e72445abb6c6e9984d458977d58..e4ae68a1132bc99be814d736a584acf0d36509db 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ function canvas_menuclose_callback(cid_for_dialog, cid, force) {
         w.canvas_events.close_without_saving(cid, force);
     };
     cancel_button.onclick = function() {
-        w.close_save_dialog();
+        w.canvas_events.close_save_dialog();
         w.canvas_events[w.canvas_events.get_previous_state()]();
     }