diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/amp.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/amp.h
index 711cc5489f..14bf52a0a2 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/amp.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/amp.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 
 	static void declick (BufferSet& bufs, framecnt_t nframes, int dir);
 
-	gain_t         gain () const { return _gain_control->user_double(); }
+	gain_t         gain () const { return _gain_control->get_value(); }
 
 	virtual void   set_gain (gain_t g, void *src);
 	void           inc_gain (gain_t delta, void *src);