diff --git a/src/output-json-file.c b/src/output-json-file.c
index 2b46cfef23..4f637b248b 100644
--- a/src/output-json-file.c
+++ b/src/output-json-file.c
@@ -231,9 +231,10 @@ static void FileWriteJsonRecord(JsonFileLogThread *aft, const Packet *p, const F
                         (ff->flags & FILE_STORED) ? json_true() : json_false());
     json_object_set_new(fjs, "size", json_integer(ff->size));
 
-    json_object_set_new(js, "file", fjs);
+    /* originally just 'file', but due to bug 1127 naming it fileinfo */
+    json_object_set_new(js, "fileinfo", fjs);
     OutputJSONBuffer(js, aft->filelog_ctx->file_ctx, buffer);
-    json_object_del(js, "file");
+    json_object_del(js, "fileinfo");
     json_object_del(js, "http");
 
     json_object_clear(js);