2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/kill.c b/sway/commands/kill.c
index 80120832..e6036cb3 100644
--- a/sway/commands/kill.c
+++ b/sway/commands/kill.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_kill(int argc, char **argv) {
                 break;
         case C_CONTAINER:
                 con = container_destroy(con);
-                con = container_reap_empty(con);
                 arrange_windows(con, -1, -1);
                 break;
         case C_VIEW:
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 7b88cccb..f972ac24 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ struct sway_container *container_create(enum sway_container_type type) {
         return c;
 }
 
-struct sway_container *container_destroy(struct sway_container *cont) {
+static struct sway_container *_container_destroy(struct sway_container *cont) {
         if (cont == NULL) {
                 return NULL;
         }
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ struct sway_container *container_destroy(struct sway_container *cont) {
         return parent;
 }
 
+struct sway_container *container_destroy(struct sway_container *cont) {
+        cont = _container_destroy(cont);
+        return container_reap_empty(cont->parent);
+}
+
 struct sway_container *container_output_create(
                 struct sway_output *sway_output) {
         struct wlr_box size;