diff --git a/lib/menubar/utils.lua.in b/lib/menubar/utils.lua.in
index e45a8bcab..1bc20c4e6 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/utils.lua.in
+++ b/lib/menubar/utils.lua.in
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function utils.parse(file)
     -- line separated by semicolon.
     if program.Categories then
         program.categories = {}
-        for category in program.Categories:gfind('[^;]+') do
+        for category in program.Categories:gmatch('[^;]+') do
             table.insert(program.categories, category)
         end
     end