diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c
index f00706b660..73dbcd306c 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkdrawable-x11.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ gdk_x11_create_cairo_surface (GdkDrawable *drawable,
   GdkVisual *visual;
     
   visual = gdk_window_get_visual (impl->wrapper);
-  return cairo_xlib_surface_create (GDK_SCREEN_XDISPLAY (impl->screen),
+  return cairo_xlib_surface_create (GDK_WINDOW_XDISPLAY (impl->wrapper),
                                     impl->xid,
                                     GDK_VISUAL_XVISUAL (visual),
                                     width, height);