diff --git a/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py b/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
index f6c9d6aa6f9..2ab6c15e2c0 100755
--- a/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def __init__(self, filename=None):
                               label='Help', underline=0)
         root['menu'] = self.mBar
 
-        pane = PanedWindow(orient=HORIZONTAL, sashwidth=5,
+        pane = PanedWindow(root, orient=HORIZONTAL, sashwidth=5,
                            sashrelief=SOLID, bg='#ddd')
         pane.add(self.makeTextFrame(pane))
         pane.add(self.makeGraphFrame(pane))
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-19-22-46-34.gh-issue-111092.hgut12.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-19-22-46-34.gh-issue-111092.hgut12.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..487bd177d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-19-22-46-34.gh-issue-111092.hgut12.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make turtledemo run without default root enabled.