diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
index 9a06fb4efa..760b0543c6 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomList.js
@@ -321,10 +321,11 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         var panel = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this);
         if (!panel) return null;
 
-        // empirically, if we have gm-prevented for some reason, the scroll node
-        // is still the 3rd child (i.e. the view child).  This looks to be due
-        // to vdh's improved resize updater logic...?
-        return panel.children[2]; // XXX: Fragile!
+        if (panel.classList.contains('gm-prevented')) {
+            return panel;
+        } else {
+            return panel.children[2]; // XXX: Fragile!
+        }
     },
 
     _whenScrolling: function(e) {
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // Use the offset of the top of the scroll area from the window
         // as this is used to calculate the CSS fixed top position for the stickies
         var scrollAreaOffset = scrollArea.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset;
-        // Use the offset of the top of the component from the window
+        // Use the offset of the top of the componet from the window
         // as this is used to calculate the CSS fixed top position for the stickies
         var scrollAreaHeight = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this).getBoundingClientRect().height;