diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index f4068cd9..297ee735 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -1669,9 +1669,6 @@ void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 				}
 				snprintf(p, p_max_size, "%s", buf);
 			}
-			OBJ(scroll) {
-				print_scroll(obj, p, p_max_size, cur);
-			}
 			OBJ(combine) {
 				print_combine(obj, p, cur);
 			}
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 2e5b75da..aff7bf02 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		obj->next = new_text_object_internal();
 #endif /* X11 */
 		parse_scroll_arg(obj, arg, free_at_crash);
+		obj->callbacks.print = &print_scroll;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_scroll;
 	END OBJ_ARG(combine, 0, "combine needs arguments: <text1> <text2>")
 		parse_combine_arg(obj, arg, free_at_crash);
diff --git a/src/scroll.c b/src/scroll.c
index e2f74e33..388c8aa0 100644
--- a/src/scroll.c
+++ b/src/scroll.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void parse_scroll_arg(struct text_object *obj, const char *arg, void *free_at_cr
 #endif /* X11 */
 }
 
-void print_scroll(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size, struct information *cur)
+void print_scroll(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 {
 	struct scroll_data *sd = obj->data.opaque;
 	unsigned int j, colorchanges = 0, frontcolorchanges = 0, visibcolorchanges = 0, strend;
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void print_scroll(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size, struct infor
 	if (!sd)
 		return;
 
-	generate_text_internal(buf, max_user_text, *obj->sub, cur);
+	generate_text_internal(buf, max_user_text, *obj->sub, &info);
 	for(j = 0; buf[j] != 0; j++) {
 		switch(buf[j]) {
 			case '\n':	//place all the lines behind each other with LINESEPARATOR between them
diff --git a/src/scroll.h b/src/scroll.h
index 4c33eb80..baf6c3f4 100644
--- a/src/scroll.h
+++ b/src/scroll.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #define _SCROLL_H
 
 void parse_scroll_arg(struct text_object *, const char *, void *);
-void print_scroll(struct text_object *, char *, int, struct information *);
+void print_scroll(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void free_scroll(struct text_object *);
 
 #endif /* _SCROLL_H */