if (!delim_)
{
SCM delim_name =get_property ("systemStartDelimiter");
- delim_ = make_spanner_from_properties (this, delim_name, SCM_EOL);
+ delim_ = make_spanner_from_properties (this, delim_name, SCM_EOL,
+ ly_symbol2string (delim_name).to_str0());
delim_->set_bound (LEFT, unsmob_grob (get_property ("currentCommandColumn")));