diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 9ed2fb0b..4b356d3f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+unreleased
+==========
+
+  * fix urlencoded extended deprecation message
+
 1.4.0 / 2014-06-19
 ==================
 
diff --git a/lib/types/urlencoded.js b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
index a7a3b616..9d3e7e21 100644
--- a/lib/types/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function urlencoded(options){
   options = options || {};
 
   // notice because option default will flip in next major
-  if (extended === undefined) {
+  if (options.extended === undefined) {
     deprecate('urlencoded: explicitly specify "extended: true" for extended parsing')
   }