diff --git a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
index 6c9105036..795bcaabb 100644
--- a/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
+++ b/rtengine/improccoordinator.cc
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ void ImProcCoordinator::saveInputICCReference(const Glib::ustring& fname, bool a
 
     if (params->wb.method == "Camera") {
         currWB = imgsrc->getWB();
-    } else if (params->wb.method == "Auto") {
+    } else if (params->wb.method == "autold") {
         if (lastAwbEqual != params->wb.equal || lastAwbTempBias != params->wb.tempBias) {
             double rm, gm, bm;
             imgsrc->getAutoWBMultipliers(rm, gm, bm);
diff --git a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
index 4507f2b40..a063d965b 100644
--- a/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
+++ b/rtengine/rtthumbnail.cc
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ IImage8* Thumbnail::processImage (const procparams::ProcParams& params, eSensorT
         double cam_g = colorMatrix[1][0] * camwbRed + colorMatrix[1][1] * camwbGreen + colorMatrix[1][2] * camwbBlue;
         double cam_b = colorMatrix[2][0] * camwbRed + colorMatrix[2][1] * camwbGreen + colorMatrix[2][2] * camwbBlue;
         currWB = ColorTemp (cam_r, cam_g, cam_b, params.wb.equal);
-    } else if (params.wb.method == "Auto") {
+    } else if (params.wb.method == "autold") {
         currWB = ColorTemp (autoWBTemp, autoWBGreen, wbEqual, "Custom");
     }
 
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbnail.cc b/rtgui/thumbnail.cc
index 87bc730eb..7452c9d72 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbnail.cc
+++ b/rtgui/thumbnail.cc
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ const ProcParams& Thumbnail::getProcParamsU ()
             double ct;
             getCamWB (ct, pparams->wb.green);
             pparams->wb.temperature = ct;
-        } else if (pparams->wb.method == "Auto") {
+        } else if (pparams->wb.method == "autold") {
             double ct;
             getAutoWB (ct, pparams->wb.green, pparams->wb.equal, pparams->wb.tempBias);
             pparams->wb.temperature = ct;