diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
index b1060a943..d0a344024 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ meta_input_settings_x11_set_scroll_button (MetaInputSettings  *settings,
                                            ClutterInputDevice *device,
                                            guint               button)
 {
-  change_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
+  change_property (device, "libinput Button Scrolling Button",
                    XA_INTEGER, 32, &button, 1);
 }