diff --git a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
index 18f59512a3..a9e9efbd87 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkaboutdialog.c
@@ -2239,7 +2239,8 @@ add_credits_section (GtkAboutDialog *about,
   label = gtk_label_new (markup);
   gtk_label_set_use_markup (GTK_LABEL (label), TRUE);
   g_free (markup);
-  gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (label), 1.0, 0.5);
+  gtk_widget_set_halign (label, GTK_ALIGN_END);
+  gtk_widget_set_valign (label, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
   gtk_grid_attach (grid, label, 0, *row, 1, 1);
 
   for (p = people; *p; p++)
@@ -2328,7 +2329,8 @@ add_credits_section (GtkAboutDialog *about,
       label = gtk_label_new (str->str);
       gtk_label_set_use_markup (GTK_LABEL (label), TRUE);
       g_string_free (str, TRUE);
-      gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (label), 0, 0.5);
+      gtk_widget_set_halign (label, GTK_ALIGN_START);
+      gtk_widget_set_valign (label, GTK_ALIGN_CENTER);
       gtk_grid_attach (grid, label, 1, *row, 1, 1);
       (*row)++;
     }