diff --git a/python/pyspark/context.py b/python/pyspark/context.py
index efd942e4a23bf..5c98db235f3f8 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/context.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/context.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def _getJavaStorageLevel(self, storageLevel):
             raise Exception("storageLevel must be of type pyspark.StorageLevel")
 
         newStorageLevel = self._jvm.org.apache.spark.storage.StorageLevel
-        return newStorageLevel(storageLevel.useDisk, storageLevel.useMemory, storageLevel.userTachyon,
+        return newStorageLevel(storageLevel.useDisk, storageLevel.useMemory, storageLevel.useTachyon,
             storageLevel.deserialized, storageLevel.replication)
 
     def setJobGroup(self, groupId, description):