diff --git a/plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc b/plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc
index 1e3236be5187ea194bcfa44d926b178ede36a95e..86c1ea812befd91117eb6f6b204ed1b0b72284a3 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsSyndicationParser.inc
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class FeedsSyndicationParser extends FeedsParser {
         'name' => t('Description'),
         'description' => t('Description of the feed item.'),
       ),
-      'author' => array(
-        'name' => t('Author'),
+      'author_name' => array(
+        'name' => t('Author name'),
         'description' => t('Author of the feed item (string).'),
       ),
       'timestamp' => array(