diff --git a/panels/sound/gvc-balance-bar.c b/panels/sound/gvc-balance-bar.c
index 2ff2d5f09..bae395d6b 100644
--- a/panels/sound/gvc-balance-bar.c
+++ b/panels/sound/gvc-balance-bar.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ _scale_box_new (GvcBalanceBar *bar)
         gdouble              lower, upper;
 
         bar->priv->scale_box = box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 6);
-        priv->scale = gtk_hscale_new (priv->adjustment);
+        priv->scale = gtk_scale_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, priv->adjustment);
         gtk_widget_set_size_request (priv->scale, SCALE_SIZE, -1);
 
         gtk_widget_set_name (priv->scale, "balance-bar-scale");
diff --git a/panels/sound/gvc-channel-bar.c b/panels/sound/gvc-channel-bar.c
index 342d8f201..ffcaf071c 100644
--- a/panels/sound/gvc-channel-bar.c
+++ b/panels/sound/gvc-channel-bar.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ _scale_box_new (GvcChannelBar *bar)
                 bar->priv->scale_box = box = gtk_box_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 6);
                 gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), priv->image, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
 
-                priv->scale = gtk_hscale_new (priv->adjustment);
+                priv->scale = gtk_scale_new (GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, priv->adjustment);
 
                 gtk_widget_set_size_request (priv->scale, SCALE_SIZE, -1);