diff --git a/src/lib/notcurses.c b/src/lib/notcurses.c
index a3224878f..64969e58f 100644
--- a/src/lib/notcurses.c
+++ b/src/lib/notcurses.c
@@ -1456,15 +1456,15 @@ int notcurses_stop(notcurses* nc){
 }
 
 uint64_t ncplane_channels(const ncplane* n){
-  return n->channels;
+  return ncchannels_channels(n->channels);
 }
 
-uint16_t ncplane_styles(const ncplane* n){
-  return n->stylemask;
+void ncplane_set_channels(ncplane* n, uint64_t channels){
+  ncchannels_set_channels(&n->channels, channels);
 }
 
-void ncplane_set_channels(ncplane* n, uint64_t channels){
-  n->channels = channels;
+uint16_t ncplane_styles(const ncplane* n){
+  return n->stylemask;
 }
 
 void ncplane_set_fg_default(ncplane* n){