diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/stats/RestIndicesStatsAction.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/stats/RestIndicesStatsAction.java
index 050e013f0b3..fd18755d817 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/stats/RestIndicesStatsAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/admin/indices/stats/RestIndicesStatsAction.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class RestIndicesStatsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
         indicesStatsRequest.warmer(request.paramAsBoolean("warmer", indicesStatsRequest.warmer()));
         indicesStatsRequest.filterCache(request.paramAsBoolean("filter_cache", indicesStatsRequest.filterCache()));
         indicesStatsRequest.idCache(request.paramAsBoolean("id_cache", indicesStatsRequest.idCache()));
-        indicesStatsRequest.idCache(request.paramAsBoolean("fielddata", indicesStatsRequest.fieldData()));
+        indicesStatsRequest.fieldData(request.paramAsBoolean("fielddata", indicesStatsRequest.fieldData()));
 
         client.admin().indices().stats(indicesStatsRequest, new ActionListener<IndicesStatsResponse>() {
             @Override