diff --git a/gdk/quartz/GdkQuartzView.c b/gdk/quartz/GdkQuartzView.c
index 4955347710..0b59119f2b 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/GdkQuartzView.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/GdkQuartzView.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
        */
       [NSGraphicsContext saveGraphicsState];
 
-      [[[self window] backgroundColor] setFill];
+      [[NSColor windowBackgroundColor] setFill];
       [NSBezierPath fillRect:rect];
 
       [NSGraphicsContext restoreGraphicsState];