diff --git a/demos/gtk-demo/hypertext.c b/demos/gtk-demo/hypertext.c
index 8b67c05a3a..91eec36a1b 100644
--- a/demos/gtk-demo/hypertext.c
+++ b/demos/gtk-demo/hypertext.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ motion_notify_event (GtkWidget      *text_view,
 
   set_cursor_if_appropriate (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (text_view), x, y);
 
-  gdk_window_get_pointer (text_view->window, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+  gdk_window_get_pointer (gtk_widget_get_window (text_view),
+                          NULL, NULL, NULL);
   return FALSE;
 }
 
@@ -237,9 +238,10 @@ visibility_notify_event (GtkWidget          *text_view,
                          GdkEventVisibility *event)
 {
   gint wx, wy, bx, by;
-  
-  gdk_window_get_pointer (text_view->window, &wx, &wy, NULL);
-  
+
+  gdk_window_get_pointer (gtk_widget_get_window (text_view),
+                          &wx, &wy, NULL);
+
   gtk_text_view_window_to_buffer_coords (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (text_view), 
                                          GTK_TEXT_WINDOW_WIDGET,
                                          wx, wy, &bx, &by);