diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 19e2a2ca..5a1bc282 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ parse_section_main(const char *key, const char *value, struct config *conf,
     }
 
     else if (strcmp(key, "scrollback-indicator-format") == 0) {
-        if (strcmp(value, "percent") == 0) {
+        if (strcmp(value, "percentage") == 0) {
             conf->scrollback.indicator.format
                 = SCROLLBACK_INDICATOR_FORMAT_PERCENTAGE;
         } else if (strcmp(value, "line") == 0) {