diff --git a/gtk/gtkentrycompletion.c b/gtk/gtkentrycompletion.c
index f0f16fc827..3ac13ff396 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkentrycompletion.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkentrycompletion.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ gtk_entry_completion_clear_text_column_renderer (GtkEntryCompletion *completion)
       GtkCellArea *area;
 
       area = gtk_entry_completion_get_area (GTK_CELL_LAYOUT (completion));
-      gtk_cell_layout_clear (area);
+      gtk_cell_layout_clear (GTK_CELL_LAYOUT (area));
 
       completion->priv->text_column = -1;
       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (completion), "text_column");