diff --git a/src/hardware/softmodem.cpp b/src/hardware/softmodem.cpp
index 38e568e1..902996ea 100644
--- a/src/hardware/softmodem.cpp
+++ b/src/hardware/softmodem.cpp
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void MODEM_Init(Section* sec) {
 	unsigned long args = 1;
 	Section_prop * section=static_cast<Section_prop *>(sec);
 
-	if(!section->Get_bool("enabled")) return;
+	if(!section->Get_bool("modem")) return;
 
 	if(SDLNet_Init()==-1) {
 		LOG_MSG("SDLNet_Init failed: %s\n", SDLNet_GetError());