diff --git a/development/MacOSX/lyxrc.dist.in b/development/MacOSX/lyxrc.dist.in
index d8b1aa590e..c52d26761b 100644
--- a/development/MacOSX/lyxrc.dist.in
+++ b/development/MacOSX/lyxrc.dist.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 # SPELLCHECKER SECTION ##############################
 #
 
-\spell_command "native"
+\spellchecker "native"
 
 #
 # LANGUAGE SUPPORT SECTION ##########################