diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index 889cc26adc..59bd6532f8 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ wxDataViewCustomRendererBase::RenderText(const wxString& text,
     int flags = 0;
     if ( state & wxDATAVIEW_CELL_SELECTED )
         flags |= wxCONTROL_SELECTED;
-    if ( !GetOwner()->GetOwner()->IsEnabled() )
+    if ( !GetEnabled() )
         flags |= wxCONTROL_DISABLED;
 
     // Notice that we intentionally don't use any alignment here: it is not