diff --git a/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init b/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
index f677ca301..22dc931f4 100644
--- a/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
+++ b/data/init/dfhack.keybindings.init
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ keybinding add Ctrl-V@dwarfmode digv
 keybinding add Ctrl-Shift-V@dwarfmode "digv x"
 
 # clean the selected tile of blood etc
-keybinding add Ctrl-C spotclean
+keybinding add Ctrl-C@dwarfmode spotclean
 
 # destroy the selected item
 keybinding add Ctrl-K@dwarfmode autodump-destroy-item