diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/impl/RichTextAreaImplIE6.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/impl/RichTextAreaImplIE6.java
index 74fd238..faa9e10 100644
--- a/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/impl/RichTextAreaImplIE6.java
+++ b/user/src/com/google/gwt/user/client/ui/impl/RichTextAreaImplIE6.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
       if (tr == null) {
         return;
       }
-      if (!@com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.impl.RichTextAreaImplIE6::isOrHasChild(*)(doc.body, tr.parentElement)) {
+      if (!@com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.impl.RichTextAreaImplIE6::isOrHasChild(*)(doc.body, tr.parentElement())) {
         return;
       }
       tr.pasteHTML(html);