diff --git a/iphone/src/objc/Classes/iWebDriverAppDelegate.m b/iphone/src/objc/Classes/iWebDriverAppDelegate.m
index 16f177a989b0b..8101df42b2aa5 100644
--- a/iphone/src/objc/Classes/iWebDriverAppDelegate.m
+++ b/iphone/src/objc/Classes/iWebDriverAppDelegate.m
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ @implementation iWebDriverAppDelegate
 - (void)applicationDidFinishLaunching:(UIApplication *)application {
   CGRect rect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
   [window_ setFrame:rect];
-  [window_ addSubview:[rootViewController_ view]];
+  [window_ setRootViewController:rootViewController_];
   [window_ makeKeyAndVisible];
 }