diff --git a/direct/src/task/TaskNew.py b/direct/src/task/TaskNew.py
index e175834eb1..f0b3300ca6 100644
--- a/direct/src/task/TaskNew.py
+++ b/direct/src/task/TaskNew.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TaskManager:
         self._profileTasks = StateVar(False)
         self.setProfileTasks(ConfigVariableBool('profile-task-spikes', 0).getValue())
         self._profileFrames = StateVar(False)
-        self.setProfileFrames(ConfigVariableBool('profile-frame-spikes', 0).getValue())
+        self.setProfileFrames(ConfigVariableBool('profile-frames', 0).getValue())
 
     def destroy(self):
         # This should be safe to call multiple times.
diff --git a/direct/src/task/TaskOrig.py b/direct/src/task/TaskOrig.py
index d6bb48803c..b5f9b878a9 100644
--- a/direct/src/task/TaskOrig.py
+++ b/direct/src/task/TaskOrig.py
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ class TaskManager:
                 self._profileTasks = StateVar(False)
                 self.setProfileTasks(getBase().config.GetBool('profile-task-spikes', 0))
                 self._profileFrames = StateVar(False)
-                self.setProfileFrames(ConfigVariableBool('profile-frame-spikes', 0).getValue())
+                self.setProfileFrames(ConfigVariableBool('profile-frames', 0).getValue())
 
         # Set the clock to have last frame's time in case we were
         # Paused at the prompt for a long time