diff --git a/modules/checkers/spell/autoload/+flyspell.el b/modules/checkers/spell/autoload/+flyspell.el
index 90df3b9e7..97787d1a6 100644
--- a/modules/checkers/spell/autoload/+flyspell.el
+++ b/modules/checkers/spell/autoload/+flyspell.el
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ SCOPE can be `buffer' or `session' to exclude words only from the current buffer
 or session. Otherwise, the addition is permanent."
   (interactive
    (list (progn (require 'flyspell)
-                (flyspell-get-word))))
+                (flyspell-get-word))
+         (cond ((equal current-prefix-arg '(16))
+                'session)
+               ((equal current-prefix-arg '(4))
+                'buffer))))
   (require 'flyspell)
   (cond
    ((null scope)