diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-checklist.el b/contrib/lisp/org-checklist.el
index a97487448..1345a55e3 100644
--- a/contrib/lisp/org-checklist.el
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-checklist.el
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ of checkbox items"
 			 (a2ps-buffer)))))))))
 
 (defun org-checklist ()
-  (when (member state org-done-keywords)
+  (when (member org-state org-done-keywords) ;; org-state dynamically bound in org.el/org-todo
     (org-make-checklist-export)
     (org-reset-checkbox-state-maybe)))