diff --git a/src/text-editor.coffee b/src/text-editor.coffee
index 20d09b590..a7638afe9 100644
--- a/src/text-editor.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor.coffee
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ class TextEditor extends Model
     {type: 'selection', invalidate: 'never'}
 
   getVerticalScrollMargin: ->
-    maxScrollMargin = Math.floor(((@getHeight() / @getLineHeightInPixels()) - 1) / 2)
+    maxScrollMargin = Math.floor(((@height / @getLineHeightInPixels()) - 1) / 2)
     Math.min(@verticalScrollMargin, maxScrollMargin)
 
   setVerticalScrollMargin: (@verticalScrollMargin) -> @verticalScrollMargin