diff --git a/src/mpi/c/type_set_attr.c b/src/mpi/c/type_set_attr.c
index 16cf28a20e..4bd2f6575d 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/type_set_attr.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/type_set_attr.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "mpi/c/bindings.h"
 
 #if LAM_HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS && LAM_PROFILING_DEFINES
-#pragma weak MPI_Type_get_attr = PMPI_Type_get_attr
+#pragma weak MPI_Type_set_attr = PMPI_Type_set_attr
 #endif
 
 int