diff --git a/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c b/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
index 32e9b87dc1..e3ca238783 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcssprovider.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ gtk_css_ruleset_add (GtkCssRuleset          *ruleset,
       return;
     }
 
-  ruleset->has_inherit |= gtk_style_param_get_inherit (prop->pspec);
+  ruleset->has_inherit |= _gtk_style_property_is_inherit (prop);
   g_hash_table_insert (ruleset->style, (gpointer) prop, value);
 }
 
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ gtk_css_provider_get_style (GtkStyleProvider *provider,
             {
               GtkStyleProperty *prop = key;
 
-              if (l != length && !gtk_style_param_get_inherit (prop->pspec))
+              if (l != length && !_gtk_style_property_is_inherit (prop))
                 continue;
 
               _gtk_style_properties_set_property_by_property (props,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstyleproperty.c b/gtk/gtkstyleproperty.c
index efb978596a..a6bf234563 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstyleproperty.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkstyleproperty.c
@@ -1941,6 +1941,14 @@ _gtk_style_property_default_value (const GtkStyleProperty *property,
     g_param_value_set_default (property->pspec, value);
 }
 
+gboolean
+_gtk_style_property_is_inherit (const GtkStyleProperty *property)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (property != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return gtk_style_param_get_inherit (property->pspec);
+}
+
 gboolean
 _gtk_style_property_is_shorthand  (const GtkStyleProperty *property)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkstylepropertyprivate.h b/gtk/gtkstylepropertyprivate.h
index 30aa62f2bb..7ee23f80f0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkstylepropertyprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkstylepropertyprivate.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ void                     _gtk_style_property_register      (GParamSpec
                                                             GtkStylePrintFunc       print_func,
                                                             GtkStyleDefaultValueFunc default_value_func);
 
+gboolean                 _gtk_style_property_is_inherit    (const GtkStyleProperty *property);
+
 void                     _gtk_style_property_default_value (const GtkStyleProperty *property,
                                                             GtkStyleProperties     *properties,
                                                             GValue                 *value);