diff --git a/lib/puppet/resource_api.rb b/lib/puppet/resource_api.rb
index 9f790d34..983170e4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/resource_api.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/resource_api.rb
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def to_resource_shim(resource)
 
         definition[:attributes].each do |name, options|
           type = Puppet::ResourceApi::DataTypeHandling.parse_puppet_type(
-            :name,
+            name,
             options[:type]
           )