diff --git a/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter-main.c
index 12bef383c..6dc8cbb94 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ _clutter_context_create_pango_context (ClutterMainContext *self)
   PangoContext *context;
 
   context = cogl_pango_font_map_create_context (self->font_map);
-  update_pango_context (self->backend, self);
+  update_pango_context (self->backend, context);
 
   return context;
 }