diff --git a/src/plugins/jobacct_gather/aix/jobacct_gather_aix.c b/src/plugins/jobacct_gather/aix/jobacct_gather_aix.c
index c0b4671f4ca6149cec219e70b63fb3a3764411fe..6593fd6ed7815125dcdcd598d5d402a61f31d15d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/jobacct_gather/aix/jobacct_gather_aix.c
+++ b/src/plugins/jobacct_gather/aix/jobacct_gather_aix.c
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void *_watch_tasks(void *arg)
 {
 
 	while(!jobacct_shutdown) {	/* Do this until shutdown is requested */
-		if(!suspended) {
+		if(!jobacct_suspended) {
 			_get_process_data();	/* Update the data */ 
 		}
 		sleep(freq);