fix($rootScope): broadcast $destroy event on $rootScope

Fixes #5169

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ng/rootScope.js b/src/ng/rootScope.js
index 13ee4c70..a54fdc98 100644
--- a/src/ng/rootScope.js
+++ b/src/ng/rootScope.js
@@ -670,11 +670,12 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
        */
       $destroy: function() {
         // we can't destroy the root scope or a scope that has been already destroyed
-        if ($rootScope == this || this.$$destroyed) return;
+        if (this.$$destroyed) return;
         var parent = this.$parent;
 
         this.$broadcast('$destroy');
         this.$$destroyed = true;
+        if (this === $rootScope) return;
 
         if (parent.$$childHead == this) parent.$$childHead = this.$$nextSibling;
         if (parent.$$childTail == this) parent.$$childTail = this.$$prevSibling;