diff --git a/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp b/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
index 00d4bfb27c..76013b06be 100644
--- a/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
+++ b/src/CourseLoaderCRS.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ bool CourseLoaderCRS::LoadFromMsd( const RString &sPath, const MsdFile &msd, Cou
 			new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_difficulty = OldStyleStringToDifficulty( sParams[2] );
       //most CRS files use old-style difficulties, but Difficulty enum values can be used in SM5. Test for those too.
       if( new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_difficulty == Difficulty_Invalid )
-        new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_difficulty = StringToDifficulty( sParamsp2] );
+        new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_difficulty = StringToDifficulty( sParams[2] );
 			if( new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_difficulty == Difficulty_Invalid )
 			{
 				int retval = sscanf( sParams[2], "%d..%d", &new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_iLowMeter, &new_entry.stepsCriteria.m_iHighMeter );
diff --git a/src/Difficulty.h b/src/Difficulty.h
index 1bd69dfa4b..2d48263a21 100644
--- a/src/Difficulty.h
+++ b/src/Difficulty.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const RString& DifficultyToString( Difficulty dc );
 Difficulty StringToDifficulty( const RString& sDC );
 LuaDeclareType( Difficulty );
 
+Difficulty OldStyleStringToDifficulty( const RString& sDC ); // compatibility
+
 typedef Difficulty CourseDifficulty;
 const int NUM_CourseDifficulty = NUM_Difficulty;
 /** @brief Loop through the shown course difficulties. */