diff --git a/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_renderer.hpp b/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_renderer.hpp
index c1e222096..8f3531dfd 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_renderer.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/svg/output/svg_renderer.hpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
 
     inline double scale_factor() const
     {
-        return scale_factor_;
+        return common_.scale_factor_;
     }
 
     inline OutputIterator& get_output_iterator()