diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmscreen.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmscreen.cpp
index 578afb75cf..0e7d3e10a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmscreen.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ QWasmScreen::QWasmScreen(const emscripten::val &containerOrCanvas)
         qWarning() << "Support for canvas elements as an element backing screen is deprecated. The "
                       "canvas provided for the screen will be transformed into a div.";
         auto container = document.call<emscripten::val>("createElement", emscripten::val("div"));
-        m_container["parentNode"].call<void>("replaceChild", m_container, container);
+        m_container["parentNode"].call<void>("replaceChild", container, m_container);
         m_container = container;
     }
     auto shadowOptions = emscripten::val::object();