diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
index c14bbe316ce48436d00bcf5b2dc2a53958fb1cfd..e1934c367f80c37ae83ef42b9d94cdef37a07850 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/Queue.java
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ public class Queue extends ResourceController implements Saveable {
     
     public synchronized boolean cancel(Item item) {
         LOGGER.log(Level.FINE, "Cancelling {0} item#{1}", new Object[] {item.task, item.id});
-        boolean r = item.leave(this);
+        boolean r = item.cancel(this);
 
         LeftItem li = new LeftItem(item);
         li.enter(this);