1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/PageSequenceMaster.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/PageSequenceMaster.java
index 53617b602..405cb30e5 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/PageSequenceMaster.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/pagination/PageSequenceMaster.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class PageSequenceMaster extends FObj {
     }
 
     protected void end() {
-        if (children == null) {
+        if (childNodes == null) {
            missingChildElementError("(single-page-master-reference|" +
             "repeatable-page-master-reference|repeatable-page-master-alternatives)+");
         }