diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
index 9c72d567..a6881fa6 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static char *theme_replace_expand(THEME_REC *theme, int index,
 					    default_fg, default_bg,
 					    last_fg, last_bg, flags);
 	ret = parse_special_string(abstract, NULL, NULL, data, NULL,
-				   PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_PARAMS);
+				   PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_ARGS);
 	g_free(abstract);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void theme_format_append_variable(GString *str, const char **format)
 	(*format)++;
 
 	value = parse_special((char **) format, NULL, NULL,
-			      args, &free_ret, NULL, PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_PARAMS);
+			      args, &free_ret, NULL, PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_ARGS);
 	if (free_ret) g_free(value);
 	(*format)++;
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static char *theme_format_expand_abstract(THEME_REC *theme,
 	}
 
 	ret = parse_special_string(abstract, NULL, NULL, data, NULL,
-				   PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_PARAMS);
+				   PARSE_FLAG_ONLY_ARGS);
 	g_free(abstract);
         g_free(data);
 	abstract = ret;