diff --git a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
index 3418bf3b2e..f10f3de946 100644
--- a/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
+++ b/src/dhcp-manager/nm-dhcp-client.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ nm_dhcp_client_foreach_option (NMDHCPClient *self,
 		}
 
 		if (!ignore) {
-			const char *tmp_key = value;
+			const char *tmp_key = key;
 
 			/* Remove the "new_" prefix that dhclient passes back */
 			if (!strncmp (key, NEW_TAG, strlen (NEW_TAG)))