diff --git a/src/output-json-file.c b/src/output-json-file.c
index 4f637b248b..a501f35534 100644
--- a/src/output-json-file.c
+++ b/src/output-json-file.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static json_t *LogFileMetaGetUserAgent(const Packet *p, const File *ff) {
  */
 static void FileWriteJsonRecord(JsonFileLogThread *aft, const Packet *p, const File *ff) {
     MemBuffer *buffer = (MemBuffer *)aft->buffer;
-    json_t *js = CreateJSONHeader((Packet *)p, 0, "file"); //TODO const
+    json_t *js = CreateJSONHeader((Packet *)p, 0, "fileinfo"); //TODO const
     if (unlikely(js == NULL))
         return;