diff --git a/src/components/gesture/gesture.ts b/src/components/gesture/gesture.ts
index 1e7adbcf3c..4edb6cacca 100644
--- a/src/components/gesture/gesture.ts
+++ b/src/components/gesture/gesture.ts
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ export class Gesture {
   }
 
 
-  ionViewWillUnload() {
+  ionViewDidUnload() {
     this.gesture && this.gesture.destroy();
     this.gesture = this.pan = this.detail = this.detail.event = null;
   }