diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
index 8bb9bd05e..eb7b30872 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ meta_seat_impl_notify_button_in_impl (MetaSeatImpl       *seat_impl,
                                       uint32_t            button,
                                       uint32_t            state)
 {
-  MetaInputDeviceNative *device_native = (MetaInputDeviceNative *) input_device;
+  MetaInputDeviceNative *device_native = META_INPUT_DEVICE_NATIVE (input_device);
   ClutterEvent *event = NULL;
   ClutterModifierType modifiers;
   int button_nr;