diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/column.py b/python/pyspark/sql/column.py
index 8dc5039f587f..f94501e2de23 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/column.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/column.py
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ def when(self, condition, value):
         if not isinstance(condition, Column):
             raise TypeError("condition should be a Column")
         v = value._jc if isinstance(value, Column) else value
-        jc = sc._jvm.functions.when(condition._jc, v)
+        jc = self._jc.when(condition._jc, v)
         return Column(jc)
 
     @since(1.4)