diff --git a/pl/utils.yap b/pl/utils.yap
index 90bcc3fbf..a6688898b 100644
--- a/pl/utils.yap
+++ b/pl/utils.yap
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ nth_instance(Key,Index,T,Ref) :-
 
 nb_current(GlobalVariable, Val) :-
 	'$nb_current'(GlobalVariable),
-	nb_getval(GlobalVariable, Val).
+	'$nb_getval'(GlobalVariable, Val, _).
 
 '$getval_exception'(GlobalVariable, Val, Caller) :-
 	user:exception(undefined_global_variable, GlobalVariable, Action),