diff --git a/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp b/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
index dc316b4..e3e436a 100644
--- a/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
+++ b/plugins/paintops/colorsmudge/kis_colorsmudgeop.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ KisSpacingInformation KisColorSmudgeOp::paintAt(const KisPaintInformation& info)
// of the dab and fill the temporary paint device with that color
KisCrossDeviceColorPickerInt colorPicker(painter()->device(), color);
- colorPicker.pickColor(pt.x(), pt.y(), color.data());
+ colorPicker.pickOldColor(pt.x(), pt.y(), color.data());
m_smudgePainter->fill(0, 0, m_dstDabRect.width(), m_dstDabRect.height(), color);
}