diff --git a/src/st/st-scroll-bar.c b/src/st/st-scroll-bar.c
index d5d526494..e2c09203e 100644
--- a/src/st/st-scroll-bar.c
+++ b/src/st/st-scroll-bar.c
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ st_scroll_bar_scroll_event (ClutterActor       *actor,
   ClutterTextDirection direction;
   ClutterScrollDirection scroll_dir;
 
-  if (clutter_event_is_pointer_emulated ((ClutterEvent *) event))
+  if (!!(clutter_event_get_flags ((ClutterEvent *) event) &
+         CLUTTER_EVENT_FLAG_POINTER_EMULATED))
     return TRUE;
 
   direction = clutter_actor_get_text_direction (actor);
diff --git a/src/st/st-scroll-view.c b/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
index 9f667e545..764065b60 100644
--- a/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
+++ b/src/st/st-scroll-view.c
@@ -770,7 +770,8 @@ st_scroll_view_scroll_event (ClutterActor       *self,
   if (!priv->mouse_scroll)
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (clutter_event_is_pointer_emulated ((ClutterEvent *) event))
+  if (!!(clutter_event_get_flags ((ClutterEvent *) event) &
+         CLUTTER_EVENT_FLAG_POINTER_EMULATED))
     return TRUE;
 
   direction = clutter_actor_get_text_direction (self);