diff --git a/atom/browser/ui/message_box_gtk.cc b/atom/browser/ui/message_box_gtk.cc
index ffaa0a76cd71..8c6c30f90f87 100644
--- a/atom/browser/ui/message_box_gtk.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/ui/message_box_gtk.cc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void GtkMessageBox::OnResponseDialog(GtkWidget* widget, int response) {
 }
 
 void GtkMessageBox::OnCheckboxToggled(GtkWidget* widget) {
-  checkbox_checked_ = GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget)->active;
+  checkbox_checked_ = gtk_toggle_button_get_active(GTK_TOGGLE_BUTTON(widget));
 }
 
 }  // namespace