diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
index 4633b6b489..e6e5d2a403 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
@@ -935,8 +935,7 @@ gst_video_overlay_rectangle_get_pixels_argb_internal (GstVideoOverlayRectangle *
 
     if (r->width == wanted_width &&
         r->height == wanted_height &&
-        gst_video_overlay_rectangle_is_same_alpha_type (rectangle->flags,
-            flags)) {
+        gst_video_overlay_rectangle_is_same_alpha_type (r->flags, flags)) {
       /* we'll keep these rectangles around until finalize, so it's ok not
        * to take our own ref here */
       scaled_rect = r;