diff --git a/lib/awful/widget.lua.in b/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
index fb8914146..b7b849df6 100644
--- a/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/widget.lua.in
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ local function widget_tasklist_label_common(c, args)
     if c.floating and floating_icon then
         text = text.."<bg image=\"" .. floating_icon .. "\" align=\"" .. floating_icon_align .. "\"/>"
     end
-    if c.minimized then
+    if c.minimize then
         name = util.escape(c.icon_name) or ""
     else
         name = util.escape(c.name) or ""