diff --git a/filters/kword/msword/texthandler.cpp b/filters/kword/msword/texthandler.cpp
index 4b0189bb2..c9586da4c 100644
--- a/filters/kword/msword/texthandler.cpp
+++ b/filters/kword/msword/texthandler.cpp
@@ -436,11 +436,11 @@ void KWordTextHandler::writeFormat( QDomElement& parentElement, const wvWare::Wo
     }
 
     // background color is known as "highlight" in msword
-    if ( !refChp || refChp->fHighlight != chp->fHighlight || refChp->cvHighlight != chp->cvHighlight ) {
+    if ( !refChp || refChp->fHighlight != chp->fHighlight || refChp->icoHighlight != chp->icoHighlight ) {
         QDomElement bgcolElem( mainDocument().createElement( "TEXTBACKGROUNDCOLOR" ) );
         if ( chp->fHighlight )
         {
-            QColor color = Conversion::color( chp->cvHighlight, -1 );
+            QColor color = Conversion::color( chp->icoHighlight, -1 );
             bgcolElem.setAttribute( "red", color.red() );
             bgcolElem.setAttribute( "blue", color.blue() );
             bgcolElem.setAttribute( "green", color.green() );