diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
index 34d1a03302..a8414f3707 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/SLDSelect.js
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.SLDSelect = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
                 }
                 var describeFeatureType = format.read(doc);
                 this.control.wfsCache[this.layer.id] = describeFeatureType;
-                this._queue && this.applySelection();
+                this.control._queue && this.control.applySelection();
             },
             scope: this
         };