diff --git a/dak/rm.py b/dak/rm.py
index 7a5144051d014316817ea128c718d97e57d9bfd3..f43f72b670d44bfc490e9767cb597366f1e1afc4 100755
--- a/dak/rm.py
+++ b/dak/rm.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def main ():
 
     try:
         remove(session, Options["Reason"], suites, to_remove,
-               partial=Options["Partial"], components=utils.split_args(Options["Components"]),
+               partial=Options["Partial"], components=utils.split_args(Options["Component"]),
                done_bugs=Options["Done"], carbon_copy=carbon_copy, close_related_bugs=Options["Do-Close"]
                )
     except ValueError as ex: