diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
index bdeb8ded3..a43f1f6ce 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dicom/ReaderWriterDICOM.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class ReaderWriterDICOM : public osgDB::ReaderWriter
                 }
 
                 OFString seriesDescriptionStr;
-                if (dataset->findAndGetOFString(DCM_SeriesInstanceUID, seriesDescriptionStr).good())
+                if (dataset->findAndGetOFString(DCM_SeriesDescription, seriesDescriptionStr).good())
                 {
                     SeriesDescription = seriesDescriptionStr.c_str();
                 }