diff --git a/action.c b/action.c
index 292f2ea2b3d2fd719f1d83c5675a3b12a6479736..02f653e4b2705388d6862e4f03e20de15da9e048 100644
--- a/action.c
+++ b/action.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stringToAction(const char *str, unsigned *type_rtrn)
     else if (uStrCaseCmp(str, "devicebutton") == 0)
         *type_rtrn = XkbSA_DeviceBtn;
     else if (uStrCaseCmp(str, "lockdevbtn") == 0)
-        *type_rtrn = XkbSA_DeviceBtn;
+        *type_rtrn = XkbSA_LockDeviceBtn;
     else if (uStrCaseCmp(str, "lockdevicebtn") == 0)
         *type_rtrn = XkbSA_LockDeviceBtn;
     else if (uStrCaseCmp(str, "lockdevbutton") == 0)