diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc b/atom/browser/ui/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
index 27b90fcaf681..08e51b118e05 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ void InspectableWebContentsImpl::ShowDevTools(bool activate) {
 
   // Show devtools only after it has done loading, this is to make sure the
   // SetIsDocked is called *BEFORE* ShowDevTools.
-  embedder_message_dispatcher_.reset(
-      DevToolsEmbedderMessageDispatcher::CreateForDevToolsFrontend(this));
+  embedder_message_dispatcher_ =
+      DevToolsEmbedderMessageDispatcher::CreateForDevToolsFrontend(this);
 
   if (!external_devtools_web_contents_) {  // no external devtools
     managed_devtools_web_contents_ = content::WebContents::Create(