diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
index 71c3768f1f..30b4208083 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.js
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ ve.init.mw.ArticleTarget.prototype.getVisualDiffGeneratorPromise = function () {
 			return mw.libs.ve.diffLoader.getVisualDiffGeneratorPromise( this.originalDmDocPromise, newRevPromise );
 		} else {
 			return this.originalDmDocPromise.then(
-				( originalDmDoc ) => () => new ve.dm.VisualDiff( originalDmDoc, this.getSurface().getModel().getAttachedRoot() )
+				( originalDmDoc ) => () => new ve.dm.VisualDiff( originalDmDoc, this.getSurface().getModel().getDocument().getAttachedRoot() )
 			);
 		}
 	} );