diff --git a/src/view-factory.coffee b/src/view-factory.coffee
index ce60b01b3..8d361ff78 100644
--- a/src/view-factory.coffee
+++ b/src/view-factory.coffee
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ class ViewFactory
     new Disposable =>
       @providers = @providers.filter (provider) -> provider isnt providerSpec
 
-  getView: (object) ->
-    Grim.deprecate("Call ::getView on the workspace element instead. The atom.views global is only intended to create views.")
+  getView: (object, suppressDeprecationWarning) ->
+    unless suppressDeprecationWarning
+      Grim.deprecate("Call ::getView on the workspace element instead. The atom.views global is only intended to create views.")
     @deprecatedViewRegistry.getView(object)
 
   # Essential: Create an element for the given model object based on providers
diff --git a/src/workspace-view.coffee b/src/workspace-view.coffee
index 57a556a63..64184f9fd 100644
--- a/src/workspace-view.coffee
+++ b/src/workspace-view.coffee
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class WorkspaceView extends View
 
   constructor: (@element) ->
     unless @element?
-      return atom.views.createView(atom.workspace).__spacePenView
+      return atom.views.getView(atom.workspace, true).__spacePenView
     super
     @deprecateViewEvents()