diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2e314295a..2c76c6b93 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ver 0.15.6 (2009/??/??)
+* input:
+  - lastfm: fixed variable name in GLib<2.16 code path
 * decoders:
   - ffmpeg: convert metadata
 * output_thread: check again if output is open on PAUSE
diff --git a/src/input/lastfm_input_plugin.c b/src/input/lastfm_input_plugin.c
index 0039f7069..8e13a60a9 100644
--- a/src/input/lastfm_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/lastfm_input_plugin.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ lastfm_input_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url)
 #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,16,0)
 	q = g_uri_escape_string(lastfm_user, NULL, false);
 #else
-	q = g_strdup(lastfm_username);
+	q = g_strdup(lastfm_user);
 #endif
 
 #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,16,0)