diff --git a/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90 b/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
index e0be701042dab0627e2d5792a3c7d9c5d0efaf21..7837e3b5dec1d83f3fea03d65c0fa0c4a13411fc 100644
--- a/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
+++ b/src/MNH/default_desfmn.f90
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ IF (KMI == 1) THEN ! other values initialized in modd_dust
   LDEPOS_DST(:) = .FALSE.
 
   LSALT      = .FALSE.
-  NMODE_DST  = 3
+  NMODE_SLT  = 3
   LVARSIG_SLT= .FALSE.
   LSEDIMSALT = .FALSE.
   LDEPOS_SLT(:)     = .FALSE.