diff --git a/common/content/editor.js b/common/content/editor.js
index a1b62f80..d0fd3124 100644
--- a/common/content/editor.js
+++ b/common/content/editor.js
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ const Editor = Module("editor", {
             commands.add([ch ? ch + "a[bbrev]" : "ab[breviate]"],
                 "Abbreviate a key sequence" + modeDescription,
                 function (args) {
-                    let matches = args.string.match(RegExp("^\\s*($|" + this._abbrevmatch + ")(?:\\s*$|\\s+(.*))"));
+                    let matches = args.string.match(RegExp("^\\s*($|" + editor._abbrevmatch + ")(?:\\s*$|\\s+(.*))"));
                     liberator.assert(matches, "E474: Invalid argument");
 
                     let [, lhs, rhs] = matches;