diff --git a/TAO/TAO_IDL/ast/ast_map.cpp b/TAO/TAO_IDL/ast/ast_map.cpp
index 3b1255a518538..86ac21324ed2b 100644
--- a/TAO/TAO_IDL/ast/ast_map.cpp
+++ b/TAO/TAO_IDL/ast/ast_map.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ AST_Map::destroy ()
 AST_Annotation_Appls &
 AST_Map::key_type_annotations ()
 {
-  return value_type_annotations_;
+  return key_type_annotations_;
 }
 
 void