diff --git a/src/clang.rs b/src/clang.rs
index 1a45eefa06..35dd7cc315 100644
--- a/src/clang.rs
+++ b/src/clang.rs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl Cursor {
 
     /// Get the kind of referent this cursor is pointing to.
     pub fn kind(&self) -> CXCursorKind {
-        unsafe { clang_getCursorKind(self.x) }
+        self.x.kind
     }
 
     /// Returns true is the cursor is a definition