diff --git a/src/devices/wwan/nm-device-modem.c b/src/devices/wwan/nm-device-modem.c
index 90fe4d6882..b15a176a57 100644
--- a/src/devices/wwan/nm-device-modem.c
+++ b/src/devices/wwan/nm-device-modem.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ device_state_changed (NMDevice *device,
 {
 	NMDeviceModem *self = NM_DEVICE_MODEM (device);
 	NMDeviceModemPrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_MODEM_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-	NMConnection *connection = nm_device_get_applied_connection (device);
+	NMSettingsConnection *connection = nm_device_get_settings_connection (device);
 
 	g_assert (priv->modem);
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ device_state_changed (NMDevice *device,
 		 * where a retry attempt would just fail again.
 		 */
 		if (connection)
-			nm_settings_connection_set_autoconnect_blocked_reason (NM_SETTINGS_CONNECTION (connection), reason);
+			nm_settings_connection_set_autoconnect_blocked_reason (connection, reason);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;