diff --git a/web/viewer.js b/web/viewer.js
index 36178a782..32ed42843 100644
--- a/web/viewer.js
+++ b/web/viewer.js
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ var PDFViewerApplication = {
         // The browsing history is only enabled when the viewer is standalone,
         // i.e. not when it is embedded in a web page.
         if (!self.preferenceShowPreviousViewOnLoad) {
-          PDFHistory.clearHistoryState();
+          self.pdfHistory.clearHistoryState();
         }
         self.pdfHistory.initialize(self.documentFingerprint);