diff --git a/src/monomial_vector.jl b/src/monomial_vector.jl
index 348ebb83..c8f55f0e 100644
--- a/src/monomial_vector.jl
+++ b/src/monomial_vector.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 function monomials(v::AbstractVariable, degree, args...)
-    return monomials((v,), degree, args...)
+    return monomials(variables(v), degree, args...)
 end
 
 """