diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 58fe4cec41..f3c57fda89 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -6225,7 +6225,7 @@ Route::monitoring_state () const
 
 		if (clip_rec) {
 			/* actively recording into a slot */
-			return get_input_monitoring_state (true, auto_input_does_talkback) & auto_monitor_mask;
+			return MonitoringInput;
 		}
 
 		if (!roll) {