diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/glshader.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/glshader.cpp
index ebe55705b8..4867d2f8bf 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/glshader.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/glshader.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ bool GLShader::setColorspaceUniforms(const ColorDescription &src, const ColorDes
         && setUniform(GLShader::IntUniform::SourceNamedTransferFunction, int(src.transferFunction()))
         && setUniform(GLShader::IntUniform::DestinationNamedTransferFunction, int(dst.transferFunction()))
         && setUniform(IntUniform::SdrBrightness, dst.sdrBrightness())
-        && setUniform(FloatUniform::MaxHdrBrightness, dst.maxFrameAverageBrightness());
+        && setUniform(FloatUniform::MaxHdrBrightness, dst.maxHdrHighlightBrightness());
 }
 
 bool GLShader::setColorspaceUniformsFromSRGB(const ColorDescription &dst)