diff --git a/panels/user-accounts/cc-avatar-chooser.c b/panels/user-accounts/cc-avatar-chooser.c
index 07cfd6914876ab7ef5fa8f096ca1bbb2118a7a20..b80b42f4ac44a601e6d7a53c0e7965bad9e02e06 100644
--- a/panels/user-accounts/cc-avatar-chooser.c
+++ b/panels/user-accounts/cc-avatar-chooser.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ cc_avatar_chooser_crop (CcAvatarChooser *self,
         GtkWidget *dialog;
         GtkWindow *toplevel;
 
-        toplevel = (GtkWindow *)gtk_widget_get_native (GTK_WIDGET (self));
+        toplevel = (GtkWindow *)gtk_widget_get_native (GTK_WIDGET (self->transient_for));
         dialog = gtk_dialog_new_with_buttons ("",
                                               toplevel,
                                               GTK_DIALOG_USE_HEADER_BAR,