1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index fda7c25626..4b502b3cc9 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ static int mp_property_generic_option(struct m_option *prop, int action,
                                       void *arg, MPContext *mpctx)
 {
     char *optname = prop->priv;
-    const struct m_option *opt = m_config_get_option(mpctx->mconfig, optname);
+    const struct m_option *opt = m_config_get_option(mpctx->mconfig,
+                                                     bstr(optname));
     void *valptr = m_option_get_ptr(opt, &mpctx->opts);
 
     switch (action) {