diff --git a/src/components/input/input.html b/src/components/input/input.html
index 04262c419942..b6dcb63bf32e 100644
--- a/src/components/input/input.html
+++ b/src/components/input/input.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
              (change)="handleChange($event)">
 
       <label class="md-input-placeholder"
-             [attr.for]="id"
+             [attr.for]="inputId"
              [class.md-empty]="empty"
              [class.md-focused]="focused"
              [class.md-float]="floatingPlaceholder"