diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
index 937104c70f..2aee97db72 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomDirectory.js
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
      */
     handleScrollKey: function(ev) {
         if (this.scrollPanel) {
-            scrollPanel.handleScrollKey(ev);
+            this.scrollPanel.handleScrollKey(ev);
         }
     },