diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
index 1697209f89..fc004f9005 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.js
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.static.checkForWikitextWarning = function ( surface, w
 	if ( !selection ) {
 		return;
 	}
-	node = doc.getBranchNodeFromOffset( selection.start );
+	node = doc.getBranchNodeFromOffset( selection.getRange().start );
 	if ( !( node instanceof ve.ce.ContentBranchNode ) ) {
 		return;
 	}