diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 41f4f43b1..097ce9c00 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -3549,7 +3549,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
               elementType: "selection",
               selectedElementIds: {
                 ...prevState.selectedElementIds,
-                [this.state.draggingElement!.id]: true,
+                [draggingElement.id]: true,
               },
             }));
           } else {
@@ -3557,7 +3557,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<AppProps, AppState> {
               draggingElement: null,
               selectedElementIds: {
                 ...prevState.selectedElementIds,
-                [this.state.draggingElement!.id]: true,
+                [draggingElement.id]: true,
               },
             }));
           }