diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTreeSynchroniser.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTreeSynchroniser.cpp
index e4fb27b9fb..d29b692b4c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTreeSynchroniser.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTreeSynchroniser.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void ValueTreeSynchroniser::valueTreePropertyChanged (ValueTree& vt, const Ident
     {
         ValueTreeSynchroniserHelpers::writeHeader (*this, m, ValueTreeSynchroniserHelpers::propertyChanged, vt);
         m.writeString (property.toString());
-        vt.getProperty (property).writeToStream (m);
+        value->writeToStream (m);
     }
     else
     {