diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/column.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/column.pyx
index d75ce0df156..40e12d426b6 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/column.pyx
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/column.pyx
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ cdef class Column:
             col.null_mask().obj, exposed=data_ptr_exposed
         ) if col.null_mask() is not None else None
 
-        if hasattr(col.data.obj, "owner"):
+        if hasattr(col.data().obj, "owner"):
             size = col.size()
             offset = col.offset()
             dtype_itemsize = getattr(dtype, "itemsize", 1)
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ cdef class Column:
             mask_ptr = col.null_mask().obj.ptr
             data = None
             base_size = size + offset
-            data_owner = col.data.obj.owner
-            mask_owner = col.null_mask.obj.owner
+            data_owner = col.data().obj.owner
+            mask_owner = col.null_mask().obj.owner
             base_nbytes = base_size * dtype_itemsize
 
             is_string_column = (col.type().id() == libcudf_types.type_id.STRING)