diff --git a/src/OT/Color/COLR/COLR.hh b/src/OT/Color/COLR/COLR.hh
index d227768d5..72d05cf54 100644
--- a/src/OT/Color/COLR/COLR.hh
+++ b/src/OT/Color/COLR/COLR.hh
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ public:
       if (!funcs->custom_palette_color (data, color_index, &color))
       {
 	unsigned int clen = 1;
-	hb_face_t *face = hb_font_get_face (font);
-
-	hb_ot_color_palette_get_colors (face, palette_index, color_index, &clen, &color);
+	hb_ot_color_palette_get_colors (font->face, palette_index, color_index, &clen, &color);
       }
 
       *is_foreground = false;