diff --git a/randomfeh.c b/randomfeh.c
index fa8dbb42b621880e6b3ea3577595fad847a30eb0..398eed9e28492fef7561fcf393ce980c8e99ebdf 100644
--- a/randomfeh.c
+++ b/randomfeh.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     char *feh_argv[argc + 2];
     feh_argv[0] = FEH_BIN;
     feh_argv[1] = "-z";
-    feh_argv[2] = "--bg-scale";
+    feh_argv[2] = "--bg-fill";
     for (int i = 2; i < argc; i++)
         feh_argv[i + 1] = argv[i];
     feh_argv[argc + 1] = 0;