diff --git a/Source/Swig/cwrap.c b/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
index 6ab3ee244..e9aaf047b 100644
--- a/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
+++ b/Source/Swig/cwrap.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ Swig_VarsetToFunction(Node *n) {
   nname = SwigType_namestr(name);
 
   ty = Swig_wrapped_var_type(type);
-  parms = NewParm(ty,"value");
+  parms = NewParm(ty,name);
   Delete(ty);
   
   if (!Strstr(type,"enum $unnamed")) {