diff --git a/gtk/gtklabel.c b/gtk/gtklabel.c
index 241862f5fa..1f05d05936 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklabel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklabel.c
@@ -4067,8 +4067,7 @@ gtk_label_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
       window = gtk_widget_get_window (widget);
       gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &allocation);
 
-      x -= allocation.x;
-      y -= allocation.y;
+      cairo_translate (cr, -allocation.x, -allocation.y);
 
       gtk_paint_layout (style,
                         cr,