diff --git a/src/svc.c b/src/svc.c
index 93e70727..599b7af5 100644
--- a/src/svc.c
+++ b/src/svc.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ svc_t *svc_find_by_tty(char *dev)
 		if (!svc_is_tty(svc))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!strcmp(dev, svc->name))
+		if (!strcmp(dev, svc->dev))
 			return svc;
 	}