diff --git a/bin/xbps-rindex/sign.c b/bin/xbps-rindex/sign.c
index e7f2dd2f..cd282f00 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-rindex/sign.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-rindex/sign.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ sign_repo(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *repodir,
 	if (rpubkeysize != pubkeysize)
 		flush = true;
 
-	xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(repo->idxmeta, "signedby", &rsignedby);
+	xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(repo->idxmeta, "signature-by", &rsignedby);
 	if (rsignedby == NULL || strcmp(rsignedby, signedby))
 		flush = true;