diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
index 808d87ac898..b5831c314e1 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/easy-mmode.el
@@ -500,8 +500,7 @@ on if the hook has explicitly disabled it.
 	  (intern (concat global-mode-name "-enable-in-buffer")))
 	 (minor-MODE-hook (intern (concat mode-name "-hook")))
 	 (MODE-set-explicitly (intern (concat mode-name "--set-explicitly")))
-	 (MODE-major-mode (intern (concat (symbol-name global-mode)
-                                          "--major-mode")))
+	 (MODE-major-mode (intern (concat global-mode-name "--major-mode")))
          (MODE-predicate (intern (concat (replace-regexp-in-string
                                           "-mode\\'" "" global-mode-name)
                                          "-modes")))