diff --git a/src/components/misc/popup.vue b/src/components/misc/popup.vue
index 287ebef01..d80a853e9 100644
--- a/src/components/misc/popup.vue
+++ b/src/components/misc/popup.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
 
 			// we actually want to use popup.$el, not its value.
 			// eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-ref-as-operand
-			closeWhenClickedOutside(e, popup.$el, () => {
+			closeWhenClickedOutside(e, popup.value, () => {
 				open.value = false
 			})
 		}
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			open,
 			toggle,
+			popup,
 		}
 	},
 }