diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
index 9d9250655..e9f7c0273 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readerview.lua
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ function ReaderView:getScreenPageArea(page)
             return area
         end
     else
-        return self.dimen:copy()
+        return self.dimen
     end
 end