A carburetor for an internal combustion engine is provided and includes at least one adjusting screw disposed in a housing for regulating the fuel/air mixture. The adjusting screw is screwed into a bore of the carburetor housing. The adjusting screw is embodied as a cheese head screw, whereby one end of the screw is provided with two slots that are cross-shaped relative to one another and extend over the diameter of the cheese head screw.