1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm b/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
index 166c5926f5..f6a6973363 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLBackgroundStyleLayer.mm
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
 
 - (void)removeFromMapView:(MGLMapView *)mapView
 {
-    _pendingLayer = nullptr;
-    self.rawLayer = nullptr;
-
     auto removedLayer = mapView.mbglMap->removeLayer(self.identifier.UTF8String);
     if (!removedLayer) {
         return;
     }
+    auto originalLayer = std::make_unique<mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer>(self.identifier.UTF8String);
+    _pendingLayer = std::move(originalLayer);
+    self.rawLayer = _pendingLayer.get();
 
     mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer *layer = dynamic_cast<mbgl::style::BackgroundLayer *>(removedLayer.get());
     if (!layer) {