diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 52f4feb..f2a960e 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -4753,7 +4753,7 @@
     char_u	*s;
     garray_T	ga;
 
-    if (cmd[0] != '<' || cmd[1] != '<' || eap->getline == NULL)
+    if (cmd[0] != '<' || cmd[1] != '<' || eap->ea_getline == NULL)
 	return NULL;
     cmd += 2;