diff --git a/src/peer_connection.cpp b/src/peer_connection.cpp
index 574d26383..f2bfbd772 100644
--- a/src/peer_connection.cpp
+++ b/src/peer_connection.cpp
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 
 		if (t->is_paused()
 			&& m_ses.m_settings.incoming_starts_queued_torrents
-			&& !m_ses.paused()
+			&& !m_ses.is_paused()
 			&& !t->is_aborted()
 			&& !m_ses.is_aborted())
 		{