diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
index b7e6ecb..3e95090 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 		load_value, load_value,	match_value, match_value);
 
 	omap->pdata->set_pwm(omap->dm_timer,
-			      pwm->polarity == PWM_POLARITY_INVERSED,
+			      pwm_get_polarity(pwm) == PWM_POLARITY_INVERSED,
 			      true,
 			      PWM_OMAP_DMTIMER_TRIGGER_OVERFLOW_AND_COMPARE);