diff --git a/src/switch_channel.c b/src/switch_channel.c
index 68d07a9548..f763fa2f02 100644
--- a/src/switch_channel.c
+++ b/src/switch_channel.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(const char *) switch_channel_get_variable_dup(switch_channel_t *c
 	}
 
 	if (!v && (!channel->variables || !(v = switch_event_get_header_idx(channel->variables, varname, idx)))) {
-		switch_caller_profile_t *cp = channel->caller_profile;
+		switch_caller_profile_t *cp = switch_channel_get_caller_profile(channel);
 
 		if (cp) {
 			if (!strncmp(varname, "aleg_", 5)) {