diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 867e2a662d..ed0a34cb4a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -5381,7 +5381,7 @@ gtk_widget_size_allocate_with_baseline (GtkWidget     *widget,
 					GtkAllocation *allocation,
 					gint           baseline)
 {
-  GtkWidgetPrivate *priv;
+  GtkWidgetPrivate *priv = gtk_widget_get_instance_private (widget);
   GdkRectangle real_allocation;
   GdkRectangle old_allocation, old_clip;
   GdkRectangle adjusted_allocation;
@@ -5395,8 +5395,6 @@ gtk_widget_size_allocate_with_baseline (GtkWidget     *widget,
   GtkCssStyle *style;
   GtkBorder margin, border, padding;
 
-  priv = widget->priv;
-
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
 
   if (!priv->visible && !_gtk_widget_is_toplevel (widget))