diff --git a/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.dev.js
index fa47e459c2..a0e7dc51d7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/customize-controls.dev.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			this.farbtastic = $.farbtastic( this.container.find('.farbtastic-placeholder'), control.setting.set );
 
 			// Only pass through values that are valid hexes/empty.
-			input.link( this.setting ).validate = function( to ) {
+			input.sync( this.setting ).validate = function( to ) {
 				return rhex.test( to ) ? to : null;
 			};