diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.cpp b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.cpp
index f38bacf2329..5071f16670d 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void QgsComposerLegend::updateLegend()
 void QgsComposerLegend::updateItem()
 {
   updateFilterByMap();
-  update();
+  QgsComposerItem::updateItem();
 }
 
 bool QgsComposerLegend::writeXML( QDomElement& elem, QDomDocument & doc ) const
diff --git a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.h b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.h
index d17db8904ed..3434fbdd0f6 100644
--- a/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.h
+++ b/src/core/composer/qgscomposerlegend.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsComposerLegend : public QgsComposerItem
 
     //! Update() overloading. Use it rather than update()
     //! @note added in 2.12
-    virtual void updateItem();
+    virtual void updateItem() override;
 
     //! When set to true, during an atlas rendering, it will filter out legend elements
     //! where features are outside the current atlas feature.