diff --git a/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp b/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
index 256d2e4d97..2893e464ec 100644
--- a/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
+++ b/controller_manager/src/controller_manager.cpp
@@ -2876,9 +2876,9 @@ rclcpp::NodeOptions ControllerManager::determine_controller_node_options(
   // Add options parsed through the spawner
   if (
     !controller.info.node_options_args.empty() &&
-    !check_for_element(controller.info.node_options_args, ros_args_arg))
+    !check_for_element(controller.info.node_options_args, RCL_ROS_ARGS_FLAG)
   {
-    node_options_arguments.push_back(ros_args_arg);
+    node_options_arguments.push_back(RCL_ROS_ARGS_FLAG);
   }
   for (const auto & arg : controller.info.node_options_args)
   {