diff --git a/modules/demux/playlist/asx.c b/modules/demux/playlist/asx.c
index 2c3736ff5a0544e46bd543a87158844f6bb55671..d154de16faf8dd4b8a1ad62962c36269011bf6a7 100644
--- a/modules/demux/playlist/asx.c
+++ b/modules/demux/playlist/asx.c
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ int Import_ASX( vlc_object_t *p_this )
     p_demux->p_sys->psz_data = NULL;
     p_demux->p_sys->i_data_len = -1;
     p_demux->p_sys->b_utf8 = false;
-    p_demux->p_sys->b_skip_ads = config_GetInt( p_demux, "playlist-skip-ads" );
+    p_demux->p_sys->b_skip_ads =
+        var_InheritInteger( p_demux, "playlist-skip-ads" );
 
     return VLC_SUCCESS;
 }