diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/Column.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/Column.java
index 63320bc30f..ef17dc14b5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/Column.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/internal/source/annotations/attribute/Column.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class Column {
 
 		AnnotationValue uniqueValue = columnAnnotation.value( "unique" );
 		if ( uniqueValue != null ) {
-			this.unique = nameValue.asBoolean();
+			this.unique = uniqueValue.asBoolean();
 		}
 
 		AnnotationValue nullableValue = columnAnnotation.value( "nullable" );