diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 1d5ab512..f7074828 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 #endif /* X11 */
 	END OBJ_ARG(execigauge, 0, "execigauge needs arguments")
 		scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
-		obj->callbacks.print = &print_execigauge;
+		obj->callbacks.gaugeval = &execigaugeval;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_execi;
 	END OBJ_ARG(execi, 0, "execi needs arguments")
 		scan_execi_arg(obj, arg);
diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index 95cbb857..4b575c50 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -395,18 +395,18 @@ void print_execigraph(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
 }
 #endif /* X11 */
 
-void print_execigauge(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
+uint8_t execigaugeval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	struct execi_data *ed = obj->data.opaque;
 
 	if (!ed)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (time_to_update(ed)) {
 		ed->barnum = read_exec_barnum(ed->cmd) * 2.55;
 		ed->last_update = current_update_time;
 	}
-	new_gauge(obj, p, p_max_size, round_to_int(ed->barnum));
+	return round_to_int(ed->barnum);
 }
 
 uint8_t execbarval(struct text_object *obj)
diff --git a/src/exec.h b/src/exec.h
index e8fe5d2c..800758cb 100644
--- a/src/exec.h
+++ b/src/exec.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void print_execgauge(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_execgraph(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_execigraph(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 #endif /* X11 */
-void print_execigauge(struct text_object *, char *, int);
+uint8_t execigaugeval(struct text_object *);
 uint8_t execbarval(struct text_object *);
 void print_execibar(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void free_exec(struct text_object *);