diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index 7476b4643..a83a1089f 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ pub const URLWidget = struct {
         };
     }
 
+    pub fn deinit(self: *URLWidget, overlay: *c.GtkOverlay) void {
+        c.gtk_overlay_remove_overlay(@ptrCast(overlay), @ptrCast(self.left));
+        c.gtk_overlay_remove_overlay(@ptrCast(overlay), @ptrCast(self.right));
+    }
+
     pub fn setText(self: *const URLWidget, str: [:0]const u8) void {
         c.gtk_label_set_text(@ptrCast(self.left), str.ptr);
         c.gtk_label_set_text(@ptrCast(self.right), str.ptr);
@@ -982,7 +987,7 @@ pub fn setMouseVisibility(self: *Surface, visible: bool) void {
 
 pub fn mouseOverLink(self: *Surface, uri_: ?[]const u8) void {
     const uri = uri_ orelse {
-        if (self.url_widget) |widget| {
+        if (self.url_widget) |*widget| {
             widget.deinit(self.overlay);
             self.url_widget = null;
         }