diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 96fd6be05a..ec53e14a4f 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ proc semEnum(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     e.typ = result
     e.position = int(counter)
     let symNode = newSymNode(e)
-    if optNimV1Emulation notin c.config.options and identToReplace != nil:
+    if optNimV1Emulation notin c.config.globalOptions and identToReplace != nil:
       identToReplace[] = symNode
     if e.position == 0: hasNull = true
     if result.sym != nil and sfExported in result.sym.flags: