diff --git a/cogl/cogl-material.c b/cogl/cogl-material.c
index 853e55ab8..40bbd7ece 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-material.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-material.c
@@ -4931,7 +4931,7 @@ _cogl_material_layer_pre_paint (CoglMaterialLayer *layer)
           || min_filter == COGL_MATERIAL_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR)
         flags |= COGL_TEXTURE_NEEDS_MIPMAP;
 
-      _cogl_texture_pre_paint (layer->texture, flags);
+      _cogl_texture_pre_paint (texture_authority->texture, flags);
     }
 }