diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/debugger/debugger.cc b/engine/src/flutter/tools/debugger/debugger.cc
index 54d874e0c0..9f49e32664 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/debugger/debugger.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/debugger/debugger.cc
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void SkyDebugger::OnEmbed(
   content_->SetVisible(true);
 
   window_manager_app_->InitFocus(
-      make_scoped_ptr(new window_manager::BasicFocusRules(content_)));
+      make_scoped_ptr(new window_manager::BasicFocusRules(root_)));
 
   if (!pending_url_.empty())
     NavigateToURL(pending_url_);