diff --git a/openbox/actions/desktop.c b/openbox/actions/desktop.c
index d939ed51..142fec51 100644
--- a/openbox/actions/desktop.c
+++ b/openbox/actions/desktop.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static gpointer setup_go_func(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc,
         }
         else {
             o->type = ABSOLUTE;
-            o->abs.desktop = parse_int(doc, n) - 1;
+            o->abs.desktop = atoi(s) - 1;
         }
         g_free(s);
     }