diff --git a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/overview/LawnchairOverviewActionsView.kt b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/overview/LawnchairOverviewActionsView.kt
index f11c08b351..e1446ed788 100644
--- a/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/overview/LawnchairOverviewActionsView.kt
+++ b/lawnchair/src/app/lawnchair/overview/LawnchairOverviewActionsView.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.widget.Space
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat
 import androidx.core.view.isVisible
+import app.lawnchair.LawnchairApp
 import app.lawnchair.launcherNullable
 import app.lawnchair.preferences.PreferenceManager
 import app.lawnchair.util.RecentHelper
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class LawnchairOverviewActionsView @JvmOverloads constructor(
 ) : OverviewActionsView<TaskOverlayFactoryImpl.OverlayUICallbacks>(context, attrs, defStyleAttr) {
 
     private val prefs = PreferenceManager.getInstance(context)
-    private val launcher: Launcher? = context.launcherNullable
+    private val launcher: Launcher? = if (LawnchairApp.isRecentsEnabled) context.launcherNullable else null
     private lateinit var container: LinearLayout
     private lateinit var screenshotAction: Button
     private lateinit var shareAction: Button