diff --git a/src/newconf.c b/src/newconf.c
index ac83e42f0..ee9c946ce 100644
--- a/src/newconf.c
+++ b/src/newconf.c
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ conf_call_set(struct TopConf *tc, char *item, conf_parm_t * value, int type)
 
 	/* if it takes one thing, make sure they only passed one thing,
 	   and handle as needed. */
-	if(value->type & CF_FLIST && !cf->cf_type & CF_FLIST)
+	if((value->v.list->type & CF_FLIST) && !(cf->cf_type & CF_FLIST))
 	{
 		conf_report_error
 			("Option %s::%s does not take a list of values.", tc->tc_name, item);