diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 62bfe3206..129d08ff6 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
 
   scopesAtCursor: ->
     deprecate 'Use editor.getLastCursor().scopesAtCursor() instead'
-    cursor.getScopeDescriptor()
+    @getLastCursor().getScopeDescriptor()
   getCursorScopes: ->
     deprecate 'Use editor.getLastCursor().scopesAtCursor() instead'
     @scopesAtCursor()