diff --git a/modules/other/gail/gailcombobox.c b/modules/other/gail/gailcombobox.c
index f7dc403f3..fd7df3158 100644
--- a/modules/other/gail/gailcombobox.c
+++ b/modules/other/gail/gailcombobox.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ gail_combo_box_real_initialize (AtkObject *obj,
       atk_object_set_parent (popup, obj);
       gail_combo_box->popup_set = TRUE;
     }
-  if (GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX_ENTRY (combo_box))
+  if (gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry (combo_box))
     atk_object_set_parent (gtk_widget_get_accessible (gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (combo_box))), obj);
 
   obj->role = ATK_ROLE_COMBO_BOX;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ gail_combo_box_get_n_children (AtkObject* obj)
     return 0;
 
   n_children++;
-  if (GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX_ENTRY (widget))
+  if (gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry (GTK_COMBO_BOX (widget)))
     n_children ++;
 
   return n_children;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ gail_combo_box_ref_child (AtkObject *obj,
           box->popup_set = TRUE;
         }
     }
-  else if (i == 1 && GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX_ENTRY (widget))
+  else if (i == 1 && gtk_combo_box_get_has_entry (GTK_COMBO_BOX (widget)))
     {
       child = gtk_widget_get_accessible (gtk_bin_get_child (GTK_BIN (widget)));
     }