diff --git a/stage1.c b/stage1.c
index 1765547..27f85fb 100644
--- a/stage1.c
+++ b/stage1.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static void spawn_shell(void)
 static void spawn_splash(void)
 {
 #ifdef SPAWN_SPLASH
-	if (IS_NOPLYMOUTH)  return;
+	if (!IS_SPLASH)  return;
 	char * splash_name[] = { "/sbin/plymouthd", "plymouthd", NULL };
 
 	log_message("spawning a splash screen");
diff --git a/stage1.h b/stage1.h
index 90c63cc..c9875db 100644
--- a/stage1.h
+++ b/stage1.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern char * interactive_fifo;
 #define MODE_RAMDISK        (1 << 9)
 #define MODE_CHANGEDISK     (1 << 10)
 #define MODE_UPDATEMODULES  (1 << 11)
-#define MODE_NOPLYMOUTH  (1 << 12)
+#define MODE_SPLASH  (1 << 12)
 
 #define IS_TESTING     (get_param(MODE_TESTING))
 #define IS_EXPERT      (get_param(MODE_EXPERT))
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ extern char * interactive_fifo;
 #define IS_RAMDISK     (get_param(MODE_RAMDISK))
 #define IS_CHANGEDISK  (get_param(MODE_CHANGEDISK))
 #define IS_UPDATEMODULES (get_param(MODE_UPDATEMODULES))
-#define IS_NOPLYMOUTH (get_param(MODE_NOPLYMOUTH))
+#define IS_SPLASH (get_param(MODE_SPLASH))
 
 void fatal_error(char *msg) __attribute__ ((noreturn));
 
diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c
index d8cc4a5..ca6dbdb 100644
--- a/tools.c
+++ b/tools.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void process_cmdline(void)
 		if (!strcmp(name, "changedisk")) set_param(MODE_CHANGEDISK);
 		if (!strcmp(name, "updatemodules")) set_param(MODE_UPDATEMODULES);
 		if (!strcmp(name, "rescue")) set_param(MODE_RESCUE);
-		if (!strcmp(name, "nosplash")) set_param(MODE_NOPLYMOUTH);
+		if (!strcmp(name, "splash")) set_param(MODE_SPLASH);
 		if (!strcmp(name, "live")) set_param(MODE_LIVE);
 		if (!strcmp(name, "stagename")) set_param(MODE_STAGENAME);
 		if (!strcmp(name, "lowmem")) set_param(MODE_LOWMEM);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ enum return_type load_ramdisk_fd(int source_fd, int size)
 int splash_verbose()
 {
 #ifdef SPAWN_SPLASH
-	if (IS_NOPLYMOUTH)
+	if (!IS_SPLASH)
 	    return(1);
 	char * av[] = 	{ "/bin/plymouth" , "plymouth" , "hide-splash", NULL };
 	log_message( "%s: %s\n", av[0], av[2] );
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ int splash_verbose()
 int update_splash( char * state )
 {
 #ifdef SPAWN_SPLASH
-	if (IS_NOPLYMOUTH)
+	if (!IS_SPLASH)
 	    return(1);
 	char * av[] = 	{ "/bin/plymouth" , "plymouth" , "--update" , state, NULL };
 	log_message( "%s: %s\n", av[0], av[3] );