diff --git a/src/core/screen.c b/src/core/screen.c
index ec6169418..ea582b5de 100644
--- a/src/core/screen.c
+++ b/src/core/screen.c
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ int
 meta_screen_get_current_monitor (MetaScreen *screen)
 {
   if (screen->n_monitor_infos == 1)
-    return &screen->monitor_infos[0];
+    return 0;
   
   /* Sadly, we have to do it this way. Yuck.
    */