diff --git a/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py b/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
index 2b95c2ed0f356619fb39db6fcef62809e5aa0c2f..b68460b6a3ab621904f4dc4e48352044ab265a38 100755
--- a/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
+++ b/python/paddle/trainer_config_helpers/layers.py
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ def data_layer(name, size, height=None, width=None, layer_attr=None):
     return LayerOutput(name, LayerType.DATA, size=size)
 
 
-@wrap_name_default("embedding_layer")
+@wrap_name_default("embedding")
 @wrap_param_attr_default()
 @layer_support(ERROR_CLIPPING)
 def embedding_layer(input, size, name=None, param_attr=None, layer_attr=None):