diff --git a/lisp/gnus/nnselect.el b/lisp/gnus/nnselect.el
index f5be477d26d..b9072d4cb39 100644
--- a/lisp/gnus/nnselect.el
+++ b/lisp/gnus/nnselect.el
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ If this variable is nil, or if the provided function returns nil,
 
 (deffoo nnselect-request-scan (group _method)
   (when (and group
-	     (gnus-group-get-parameter  (nnselect-add-prefix group)
+	     (gnus-group-find-parameter  (nnselect-add-prefix group)
 					'nnselect-rescan t))
     (nnselect-request-group-scan group)))