diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
index aa3366b667d4..ecc4691c8816 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     r = 0;
 
     /* authentication */
-    if (vtty)
+    if (v_tty)
 	fetchAuthMethod = query_auth;
     
     while (argc) {