diff --git a/operations/common/map-absolute.c b/operations/common/map-absolute.c
index 5b4a43b7..38564c3b 100644
--- a/operations/common/map-absolute.c
+++ b/operations/common/map-absolute.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ process (GeglOperation       *operation,
   format_io = babl_format ("RGBA float");
   format_coords = babl_format_n (babl_type ("float"), 2);
 
-  sampler = gegl_buffer_sampler_new_at_level (input, format_io, level, o->sampler_type);
+  sampler = gegl_buffer_sampler_new_at_level (input, format_io, o->sampler_type,
+                                              level);
 
   if (aux != NULL)
     {