diff --git a/src/CLI.cpp b/src/CLI.cpp
index 8981e76a..1a1e6a6e 100644
--- a/src/CLI.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void CLI::canonicalizeNames ()
     }
     else if (canonicalize (canonical, "hint", raw))
     {
-      a.attribute ("hint", canonical);
+      a.attribute ("canonical", canonical);
       a.tag ("HINT");
       continue;
     }