diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/tr_languages.c b/src/libespeak-ng/tr_languages.c
index 48be8355..427d4d26 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/tr_languages.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/tr_languages.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 		tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 		tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0x20c; // pause before a word which starts with a vowel, or after a word which ends in a consonant
 		tr->punct_within_word = jbo_punct_within_word;
-		tr->langopts.param[LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD] = 2; // capitals indicate stressed syllables
+		tr->langopts.param[LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD] = 1; // capitals indicate stressed syllables
 		SetLetterVowel(tr, 'y');
 		tr->langopts.max_lengthmod = 368;
 	}
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
index afad2828..ba468ec6 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.c
@@ -2323,8 +2323,8 @@ void TranslateClause(Translator *tr, int *tone_out, char **voice_change)
 				if (iswupper(c)) {
 					c = towlower2(c, tr);
 
-					if ((j = tr->langopts.param[LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD]) > 0) {
-						if ((j == 2) && (syllable_marked == false)) {
+					if (tr->langopts.param[LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD]) {
+						if (syllable_marked == false) {
 							char_inserted = c;
 							c = 0x2c8; // stress marker
 							syllable_marked = true;
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
index 92579196..74478d37 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/translate.h
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ typedef struct {
 // change [t] when followed by unstressed vowel
 #define LOPT_REDUCE_T 12
 
-// 1 = allow capitals inside a word
-// 2 = stressed syllable is indicated by capitals
+// 1 = stressed syllable is indicated by capitals
 #define LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD 13
 
 // bit 0=Italian "syntactic doubling" of consoants in the word after a word marked with $double attribute