diff --git a/lisp/tab-bar.el b/lisp/tab-bar.el
index 917b5e496b..a7d905184b 100644
--- a/lisp/tab-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/tab-bar.el
@@ -766,7 +772,7 @@ tab-bar-select-tab
                      tab-bar-history-forward)))
 
          (ws
-          (window-state-put ws (frame-root-window (selected-frame)) 'safe)))
+          (window-state-put ws nil 'safe)))
 
         (setq tab-bar-history-omit t)