diff --git a/clutter/clutter-container.c b/clutter/clutter-container.c
index 2f56cb10a..de14484e2 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-container.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-container.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ clutter_container_create_child_meta (ClutterContainer *container,
   ClutterContainerIface *iface;
 
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
-  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (container));
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor));
 
   iface = CLUTTER_CONTAINER_GET_IFACE (container);