diff --git a/gtk/gtkcolumnviewcolumn.c b/gtk/gtkcolumnviewcolumn.c
index 708ff6cb5b..c0aaf631bb 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcolumnviewcolumn.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcolumnviewcolumn.c
@@ -519,12 +519,14 @@ gtk_column_view_column_get_allocation (GtkColumnViewColumn *self,
 static void
 gtk_column_view_column_create_cells (GtkColumnViewColumn *self)
 {
+  GtkListView *list;
   GtkWidget *row;
 
   if (self->first_cell)
     return;
 
-  for (row = gtk_widget_get_first_child (GTK_WIDGET (self->view));
+  list = gtk_column_view_get_list_view (GTK_COLUMN_VIEW (self->view));
+  for (row = gtk_widget_get_first_child (GTK_WIDGET (list));
        row != NULL;
        row = gtk_widget_get_next_sibling (row))
     {