diff --git a/satpy/writers/mitiff.py b/satpy/writers/mitiff.py
index 5ecf382598..6fef3674e2 100644
--- a/satpy/writers/mitiff.py
+++ b/satpy/writers/mitiff.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def _save_datasets_as_mitiff(self, datasets, image_description,
 
         else:
             LOG.debug("Saving datasets as enhanced image")
-            img = get_enhanced_image(datasets.squeeze(), self.enhancer)
+            img = get_enhanced_image(datasets.squeeze(), enhance=self.enhancer)
             for i, band in enumerate(img.data['bands']):
                 chn = img.data.sel(bands=band)
                 data = chn.values * 254. + 1