diff --git a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/termstat.c b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/termstat.c
index 36f599722308..88425206da56 100644
--- a/contrib/telnet/telnetd/termstat.c
+++ b/contrib/telnet/telnetd/termstat.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ clientstat(int code, int parm1, int parm2)
 				useeditmode = 0;
 				if (tty_isediting())
 					useeditmode |= MODE_EDIT;
-				if (tty_istrapsig)
+				if (tty_istrapsig())
 					useeditmode |= MODE_TRAPSIG;
 				if (tty_issofttab())
 					useeditmode |= MODE_SOFT_TAB;