diff --git a/util/fbsetbg b/util/fbsetbg
index 9047be2a..12176d76 100644
--- a/util/fbsetbg
+++ b/util/fbsetbg
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ case $WPSETTER in
         full='--bg-scale'
         tile='--bg-tile'
         center='--bg-center'
-        aspect=$full
+        aspect="--bg-fill"
         debugstory=$standardok
         ;;
     hsetroot)