diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodiePayloadConfig.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodiePayloadConfig.java
index 442bd02c6..8ef5575d3 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodiePayloadConfig.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/config/HoodiePayloadConfig.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class HoodiePayloadConfig extends DefaultHoodieConfig {
 
     public HoodiePayloadConfig build() {
       HoodiePayloadConfig config = new HoodiePayloadConfig(props);
-      setDefaultOnCondition(props, !props.containsKey(PAYLOAD_ORDERING_FIELD_PROP), DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_ORDERING_FIELD_VAL,
+      setDefaultOnCondition(props, !props.containsKey(PAYLOAD_ORDERING_FIELD_PROP), PAYLOAD_ORDERING_FIELD_PROP,
           String.valueOf(DEFAULT_PAYLOAD_ORDERING_FIELD_VAL));
       return config;
     }