diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-arbfp.c b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-arbfp.c
index 294daa96f..8c25b3631 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-arbfp.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-arbfp.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ _cogl_pipeline_fragend_arbfp_start (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
     return FALSE;
 
   /* TODO: support fog */
-  if (ctx->legacy_fog_state.enabled)
+  if (_cogl_pipeline_get_fog_enabled (pipeline))
     return FALSE;
 
   user_program = cogl_pipeline_get_user_program (pipeline);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
index 7e019c28e..de96c6c75 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pipeline-private.h
@@ -1184,6 +1184,9 @@ void
 _cogl_pipeline_set_blend_enabled (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                                   CoglPipelineBlendEnable enable);
 
+gboolean
+_cogl_pipeline_get_fog_enabled (CoglPipeline *pipeline);
+
 void
 _cogl_pipeline_set_static_breadcrumb (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
                                       const char *breadcrumb);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c b/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
index 70bda8ffb..d0e32d94c 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-pipeline.c
@@ -2855,6 +2855,18 @@ _cogl_pipeline_update_authority (CoglPipeline *pipeline,
     }
 }
 
+gboolean
+_cogl_pipeline_get_fog_enabled (CoglPipeline *pipeline)
+{
+  CoglPipeline *authority;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (cogl_is_pipeline (pipeline), FALSE);
+
+  authority =
+    _cogl_pipeline_get_authority (pipeline, COGL_PIPELINE_STATE_FOG);
+  return authority->big_state->fog_state.enabled;
+}
+
 unsigned long
 _cogl_pipeline_get_age (CoglPipeline *pipeline)
 {