diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
index bc2f426525..02955e9c9e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylecontext.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ gtk_style_context_class_init (GtkStyleContextClass *klass)
       g_param_spec_object ("display",
                            P_("Display"),
                            P_("The associated GdkDisplay"),
-                           GDK_TYPE_SCREEN,
+                           GDK_TYPE_DISPLAY,
                            GTK_PARAM_READWRITE);
 
   properties[PROP_FRAME_CLOCK] =