1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/deprecated_jquery_dropdown/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/deprecated_jquery_dropdown/index.js
index 6a3d2026192..38236707e06 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/deprecated_jquery_dropdown/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/deprecated_jquery_dropdown/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ export default function initDeprecatedJQueryDropdown($el, opts) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line func-names
   return $el.each(function () {
     if (!$.data(this, 'deprecatedJQueryDropdown')) {
-      $.data(this, 'deprecatedJQueryDropdown', new GitLabDropdown(this, opts));
+      const instance = new GitLabDropdown(this, opts);
+
+      $.data(this, 'deprecatedJQueryDropdown', instance);
+      this.GitLabDropdownInstance = instance;
     }
   });
 }