diff --git a/clutter/clutter-animation.c b/clutter/clutter-animation.c
index a5df67bb3..628ba0af9 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-animation.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-animation.c
@@ -1267,6 +1267,9 @@ clutter_animation_setupv (ClutterAnimation    *animation,
       const gchar *property_name = properties[i];
       GParamSpec *pspec;
 
+      if (g_str_has_prefix (property_name, "fixed::"))
+        property_name += 7; /* strlen("fixed::") */
+
       pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, property_name);
       if (!pspec)
         {
@@ -1301,6 +1304,9 @@ clutter_animation_setup_valist (ClutterAnimation *animation,
       GValue final = { 0, };
       gchar *error = NULL;
 
+      if (g_str_has_prefix (property_name, "fixed::"))
+        property_name += 7; /* strlen("fixed::") */
+
       pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, property_name);
       if (!pspec)
         {