diff --git a/Shorewall/compiler b/Shorewall/compiler
index 6e41d7b42..41e3bade3 100755
--- a/Shorewall/compiler
+++ b/Shorewall/compiler
@@ -3447,11 +3447,11 @@ process_tc_rule()
     if [ -n "$marktest" ] ; then
 	case $testval in
 	    */*)
-		validate_mark ${testval%/*}
-		validate_mark ${testval#*/}
+		verify_mark ${testval%/*}
+		verify_mark ${testval#*/}
 		;;
 	    *)
-		validate_mark $testval
+		verify_mark $testval
 		testval=$testval/$mask
 		;;
 	esac