diff --git a/db/db_bench.cc b/db/db_bench.cc
index e3edc8396..bb2111536 100644
--- a/db/db_bench.cc
+++ b/db/db_bench.cc
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ DEFINE_int32(compaction_style, (int32_t) rocksdb::Options().compaction_style,
              "style of compaction: level-based vs universal");
 
 static rocksdb::CompactionPri FLAGS_compaction_pri_e;
-DEFINE_int32(compaction_pri, (int32_t)rocksdb::Options().compaction_style,
+DEFINE_int32(compaction_pri, (int32_t)rocksdb::Options().compaction_pri,
              "priority of files to compaction: by size or by data age");
 
 DEFINE_int32(universal_size_ratio, 0,