diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/dictionary.c b/src/libespeak-ng/dictionary.c
index 40d06c88..c15bff49 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/dictionary.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/dictionary.c
@@ -2719,7 +2719,7 @@ static const char *LookupDict2(Translator *tr, const char *word, const char *wor
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if ((dictionary_flags2 & FLAG_ATSTART) && !(wtab->flags & FLAG_FIRST_WORD)) {
+		if ((dictionary_flags2 & FLAG_ATSTART) && !(wflags & FLAG_FIRST_WORD)) {
 			// only use this pronunciation if it's the first word of a clause
 			continue;
 		}