diff --git a/gtk/gtkbutton.c b/gtk/gtkbutton.c
index 77143f241b..5a9e4e9aca 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkbutton.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkbutton.c
@@ -702,7 +702,9 @@ maybe_set_alignment (GtkButton *button,
     return;
 
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
-  if (GTK_IS_MISC (widget) || GTK_IS_ALIGNMENT (widget))
+  if (GTK_IS_MISC (widget))
+    gtk_misc_set_alignment (GTK_MISC (widget), priv->xalign, priv->yalign);
+  else if (GTK_IS_ALIGNMENT (widget))
     g_object_set (widget, "xalign", priv->xalign, "yalign", priv->yalign, NULL);
 G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 }