diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
index d0cd0d9a834..d49ec1efc2f 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo-the.cpp
@@ -711,7 +711,8 @@ Datum Lingo::getTheEntity(int entity, Datum &id, int field) {
 		d.u.i = (movie->_keyFlags & Common::KBD_ALT) ? 1 : 0;
 		break;
 	case kThePauseState:
-		getTheEntitySTUB(kThePauseState);
+		d.type = INT;
+		d.u.i = (int) g_director->_playbackPaused;
 		break;
 	case kThePerFrameHook:
 		d = _perFrameHook;