diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-element.el b/contrib/lisp/org-element.el
index 825d81b6b..8a0a9da22 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/org-element.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-element.el
@@ -1135,8 +1135,8 @@ containing `:begin', `:end', `:number-lines', `:preserve-indent',
 (defun org-element-example-block-interpreter (example-block contents)
   "Interpret EXAMPLE-BLOCK element as Org syntax.
 CONTENTS is nil."
-  (let ((options (org-element-property :options example-block)))
-    (concat "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE" (and options (concat " " options)) "\n"
+  (let ((switches (org-element-property :switches example-block)))
+    (concat "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE" (and switches (concat " " switches)) "\n"
 	    (org-remove-indentation
 	     (org-element-property :value example-block))
 	    "#+END_EXAMPLE")))
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
index 94c17b700..d1ccbec68 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-element.el
@@ -536,9 +536,15 @@ CLOCK: [2012-01-01 sun. 00:01]--[2012-01-01 sun. 00:02] =>  0:01"))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org-element/example-block-interpreter ()
   "Test example block interpreter."
+  ;; Without switches.
   (should (equal (org-test-parse-and-interpret
 		  "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE\nTest\n#+END_EXAMPLE")
-		 "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE\nTest\n#+END_EXAMPLE\n")))
+		 "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE\nTest\n#+END_EXAMPLE\n"))
+  ;; With switches.
+  (should
+   (equal (org-test-parse-and-interpret
+	   "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE -n -k\n(+ 1 1)\n#+END_EXAMPLE")
+	  "#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE -n -k\n(+ 1 1)\n#+END_EXAMPLE\n")))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org-element/export-block-interpreter ()
   "Test export block interpreter."