diff --git a/externals/moonlib/mknob.c b/externals/moonlib/mknob.c
index 48344504308f5b7e1cb5404cdd55703b5f3a7a34..b7be0150e55331b45d0372bdeea510c6170f9df2 100644
--- a/externals/moonlib/mknob.c
+++ b/externals/moonlib/mknob.c
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ static void mknob_properties(t_gobj *z, t_glist *owner)
 
     iemgui_properties(&x->x_gui, srl);
     sprintf(buf, "pdtk_iemgui_dialog %%s mknob \
-	    --------dimension(pix):-------- %d %d width: %d %d number_of_drag_steps: \
+	    --------dimension(pix):-------- %d %d width: %d %d {# steps:} \
 	    -----------output-range:----------- %g left: %g right: %g \
 	    %d lin log %d %d empty %d \
 	    %s %s \