diff --git a/lib/naughty/dbus.lua b/lib/naughty/dbus.lua
index 7218f1e3..ff66a861 100644
--- a/lib/naughty/dbus.lua
+++ b/lib/naughty/dbus.lua
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ capi.dbus.connect_signal("org.freedesktop.Notifications",
 
                 if notification then
                     for k, v in pairs(args) do
+                        if k == "destroy" then k = "destroy_cb" end
                         notification[k] = v
                     end
                 else