diff --git a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
index e3be9167d39..b0451c363a7 100644
--- a/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/layout/construct.rs
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ impl<'a> FlowConstructor<'a> {
 
         // Concatenate all the boxes of our kids, creating {ib} splits as necessary.
         for kid in node.children() {
-            if kid.get_element_type() != Normal {
+            if kid.get_pseudo_element_type() != Normal {
                 self.process(&kid);
             }
             match kid.swap_out_construction_result() {