diff --git a/libvips/convolution/compass.c b/libvips/convolution/compass.c
index 74e64c38..15857f00 100644
--- a/libvips/convolution/compass.c
+++ b/libvips/convolution/compass.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ vips_compass_class_init( VipsCompassClass *class )
 	gobject_class->get_property = vips_object_get_property;
 
 	object_class->nickname = "compass";
-	object_class->description = _( "convolve with rotaing mask" );
+	object_class->description = _( "convolve with rotating mask" );
 	object_class->build = vips_compass_build;
 
 	VIPS_ARG_INT( class, "times", 101, 
diff --git a/libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c b/libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c
index 8a4b65e1..ef13528a 100644
--- a/libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c
+++ b/libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c
@@ -2315,7 +2315,8 @@ im_compass( VipsImage *in, VipsImage *out, INTMASK *mask )
 		im_imask2vips( mask, t1 ) )
 		return( -1 );
 	if( vips_compass( in, &t2, t1, 
-		"times", 8, 
+		"times", 4, 
+		"angle", VIPS_ANGLE45_45, 
 		NULL ) ) {
 		g_object_unref( t1 );
 		return( -1 );