diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 949e05b227..7ce7f34e2d 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util._getNodes=function(nodes, tagName) {
 * @return {str}
 */
 OpenLayers.Util.getTagText = function (parent, item, index) {
-    var result = OpenLayers.getNodes(parent, item);
+    var result = OpenLayers.Util.getNodes(parent, item);
     if (result && (result.length > 0))
     {
         if (!index) {