diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
index 7c6ddcd80e..4a45210b73 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/domain/AbstractManagedType.java
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractManagedType<J>
 		}
 
 		for ( ManagedDomainType<? extends J> subType : subTypes ) {
-			final PersistentAttribute<?,?> subTypeAttribute = subType.findAttribute( name );
+			final PersistentAttribute<?,?> subTypeAttribute = subType.findSubTypesAttribute( name );
 			if ( subTypeAttribute != null ) {
 				return subTypeAttribute;
 			}