diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index df9a45d882..2b5fd88e2a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -12727,12 +12727,10 @@ _gtk_widget_peek_style_context (GtkWidget *widget)
 GtkStyleContext *
 gtk_widget_get_style_context (GtkWidget *widget)
 {
-  GtkWidgetPrivate *priv;
+  GtkWidgetPrivate *priv = gtk_widget_get_instance_private (widget);
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget), NULL);
 
-  priv = widget->priv;
-
   if (G_UNLIKELY (priv->context == NULL))
     {
       GdkDisplay *display;
@@ -12757,7 +12755,7 @@ gtk_widget_get_style_context (GtkWidget *widget)
                                       _gtk_widget_get_style_context (priv->parent));
     }
 
-  return widget->priv->context;
+  return priv->context;
 }
 
 /**