diff --git a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/CheckAccessControls.java b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/CheckAccessControls.java
index 64278e3379a..2f36bd933ed 100644
--- a/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/CheckAccessControls.java
+++ b/src/com/google/javascript/jscomp/CheckAccessControls.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import com.google.javascript.rhino.jstype.JSType;
 import com.google.javascript.rhino.jstype.JSTypeNative;
 import com.google.javascript.rhino.jstype.ObjectType;
+import com.google.javascript.rhino.jstype.Property;
 
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 
@@ -670,9 +671,9 @@ && propertyIsDeclaredButNotPrivate(getprop, parent)) {
     }
 
     if (objectType != null) {
-      JSDocInfo docInfo = objectType.getOwnPropertyJSDocInfo(propertyName);
-      definingSource = docInfo.getStaticSourceFile();
-      isClassType = docInfo.isConstructor();
+      Property p = objectType.getOwnSlot(propertyName);
+      definingSource = p.getNode().getStaticSourceFile();
+      isClassType = p.getJSDocInfo().isConstructor();
     } else if (isPrivateByConvention) {
       // We can only check visibility references if we know what file
       // it was defined in.