diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/libtifftranslator/TIFFTranslatorSettings.h b/src/add-ons/translators/libtifftranslator/TIFFTranslatorSettings.h
index 348d67f9fd..b9be8cbcb6 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/libtifftranslator/TIFFTranslatorSettings.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/libtifftranslator/TIFFTranslatorSettings.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define TIFF_SETTINGS_FILENAME "TIFFTranslator_Settings"
 
 // TIFF Translator Settings
-#define TIFF_SETTING_COMPRESSION "tga /compression"
+#define TIFF_SETTING_COMPRESSION "tiff /compression"
 
 class TIFFTranslatorSettings {
 public: