diff --git a/lib/private/files/node/file.php b/lib/private/files/node/file.php
index cf163b9b763..f8279c00b8c 100644
--- a/lib/private/files/node/file.php
+++ b/lib/private/files/node/file.php
@@ -169,6 +169,6 @@ class File extends Node implements \OCP\Files\File {
 	 * @inheritdoc
 	 */
 	public function getChecksum() {
-		return $this->fileInfo->getChecksum();
+		return $this->getFileInfo()->getChecksum();
 	}
 }