diff --git a/pyclesperanto/_interroperability.py b/pyclesperanto/_interroperability.py
index 5b818d18..5b45a446 100644
--- a/pyclesperanto/_interroperability.py
+++ b/pyclesperanto/_interroperability.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def set_wait_for_kernel_finish(wait: bool =True):
         "set_wait_for_kernel_finish : This method is deprecated. Consider using wait_for_kernel_to_finish() instead.",
         DeprecationWarning,
     )
-    wait_for_kernel_to_finish(wait_for_kernel_finish)
+    wait_for_kernel_to_finish(wait)
 
 
 def clip(a, a_min, a_max, out=None):