diff --git a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua
index 44e6e0fc6..e34782ad2 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua
+++ b/lib/awful/widget/taglist.lua
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ function taglist.new(screen, filter, buttons, style, update_function, base_widge
         local ut = function (t) return u(tag.getscreen(t)) end
         capi.client.connect_signal("focus", uc)
         capi.client.connect_signal("unfocus", uc)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::selected", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::icon", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::hide", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::name", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::activated", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::screen", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::index", ut)
-        tag.attached_connect_signal(screen, "property::urgent", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::selected", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::icon", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::hide", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::name", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::activated", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::screen", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::index", ut)
+        tag.attached_connect_signal(nil, "property::urgent", ut)
         capi.client.connect_signal("property::screen", function(c, old_screen)
             u(c.screen)
             u(old_screen)