diff --git a/src/tools/jam/hcache.c b/src/tools/jam/hcache.c
index aec513a20e..849b0e2c33 100644
--- a/src/tools/jam/hcache.c
+++ b/src/tools/jam/hcache.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ hcache (TARGET *t, LIST *hdrscan)
 
     /* 'c' points at the cache entry.  Its out of date. */
 
-    l = headers1 (t->boundname, 0);
+    l = headers1 (t->boundname, hdrscan);
 
     c->time = t->time;
     c->age = 0;
diff --git a/src/tools/jam/headers.c b/src/tools/jam/headers.c
index 86f31d1110..197d32e464 100644
--- a/src/tools/jam/headers.c
+++ b/src/tools/jam/headers.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ headers( TARGET *t )
 
 	lol_add( &lol, list_new( L0, t->name, 1 ) );
 #ifdef OPT_HEADER_CACHE_EXT
-	lol_add( &lol, hcache( t, var_get("HDRSCAN") ) );
+	lol_add( &lol, hcache( t, hdrscan ) );
 #else
 	lol_add( &lol, headers1( t->boundname, hdrscan ) );
 #endif