diff --git a/packages/core/src/browser/widgets/widget.ts b/packages/core/src/browser/widgets/widget.ts
index e1af24a6daf5e..612ac2139e9b6 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/browser/widgets/widget.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/browser/widgets/widget.ts
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export function addEventListener<K extends keyof HTMLElementEventMap>(
 ): Disposable {
     element.addEventListener(type, listener, useCapture);
     return Disposable.create(() =>
-        element.removeEventListener(type, listener)
+        element.removeEventListener(type, listener, useCapture)
     );
 }