diff --git a/src/basic/engine/varstr_cmp_fretop.s b/src/basic/engine/varstr_cmp_fretop.s
index fda23d4e..d11540bb 100644
--- a/src/basic/engine/varstr_cmp_fretop.s
+++ b/src/basic/engine/varstr_cmp_fretop.s
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ varstr_cmp_fretop:
 	beq !+
 	rts
 !:
-	lda DSCPNT+2
-	cmp FRETOP+1
+	lda DSCPNT+1
+	cmp FRETOP+0
 	rts
-