diff --git a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MimeTypes.java b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MimeTypes.java
index eecc1791f36..de50d4bc09d 100644
--- a/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MimeTypes.java
+++ b/jetty-http/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http/MimeTypes.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class MimeTypes
      */
     public static Map<String,String> getAssumedEncodings()
     {
-        return __inferredEncodings;
+        return __assumedEncodings;
     }
 
     @Deprecated