diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
index 4e7978f3f6..7006f6c80a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/verbose_cursor.cc
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ VerboseCursor::VerboseCursor (Editor* editor)
 	, _xoffset (0)
 	, _yoffset (0)
 {
-	_canvas_item = new ArdourCanvas::Text (_editor->get_hscroll_group());
+	_canvas_item = new ArdourCanvas::Text (_editor->get_hvscroll_group());
 	CANVAS_DEBUG_NAME (_canvas_item, "verbose canvas cursor");
 	_canvas_item->set_ignore_events (true);
 	_canvas_item->set_font_description (get_font_for_style (N_("VerboseCanvasCursor")));