diff --git a/src/adw-tab-box.c b/src/adw-tab-box.c
index 334c12b6eadafa02b1a7c1d0063f7cffa2d8eadb..979488eae1b74602d329e84f865f67b1bee2ed90 100644
--- a/src/adw-tab-box.c
+++ b/src/adw-tab-box.c
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ close_animation_done_cb (TabInfo *info)
     self->reordered_tab = NULL;
 
   if (self->middle_clicked_tab == info)
-    self->pressed_tab = NULL;
+    self->middle_clicked_tab = NULL;
 
   remove_and_free_tab_info (info);
 
diff --git a/src/adw-tab-grid.c b/src/adw-tab-grid.c
index a25a213bd32bb31c11d89001b961e2a27ec001e1..6ebd8727001b5f839bfcb146144b4a415b78f02c 100644
--- a/src/adw-tab-grid.c
+++ b/src/adw-tab-grid.c
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ close_animation_done_cb (TabInfo *info)
     self->reordered_tab = NULL;
 
   if (self->middle_clicked_tab == info)
-    self->pressed_tab = NULL;
+    self->middle_clicked_tab = NULL;
 
   remove_and_free_tab_info (info);