diff --git a/packages/mui-material/src/Pagination/Pagination.test.js b/packages/mui-material/src/Pagination/Pagination.test.js
index 44d778114b3284..ea4b1f451a636f 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material/src/Pagination/Pagination.test.js
+++ b/packages/mui-material/src/Pagination/Pagination.test.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('<Pagination />', () => {
 
     // previous, page 1
     const [, page1] = getAllByRole('button');
-    expect(page1).to.have.attribute('aria-current', 'true');
+    expect(page1).to.have.attribute('aria-current', 'page');
     // verifying no regression from previous bug where `page` wasn't intercepted
     expect(container.querySelector('[page]')).to.equal(null);
   });
diff --git a/packages/mui-material/src/usePagination/usePagination.js b/packages/mui-material/src/usePagination/usePagination.js
index d76cb58e6be8e9..60f00c5ca9b022 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material/src/usePagination/usePagination.js
+++ b/packages/mui-material/src/usePagination/usePagination.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export default function usePagination(props = {}) {
           page: item,
           selected: item === page,
           disabled,
-          'aria-current': item === page ? 'true' : undefined,
+          'aria-current': item === page ? 'page' : undefined,
         }
       : {
           onClick: (event) => {