diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
index 2a051de4da..806c568399 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gdk_device_core_get_state (GdkDevice       *device,
 {
   gint x_int, y_int;
 
-  gdk_window_get_pointer (window, &x_int, &y_int, mask);
+  gdk_window_get_device_position (window, device, &x_int, &y_int, mask);
 
   if (axes)
     {