diff --git a/src/stateDirectives.js b/src/stateDirectives.js
index e62bafe92..d02add989 100644
--- a/src/stateDirectives.js
+++ b/src/stateDirectives.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function $StateRefDynamicDirective($state, $timeout) {
         def.state = group[0]; def.params = group[1]; def.options = group[2];
         def.href = $state.href(def.state, def.params, def.options);
 
-        if (active) active.$$addStateInfo(ref.state, def.params);
+        if (active) active.$$addStateInfo(def.state, def.params);
         if (def.href) attrs.$set(type.attr, def.href);
       }