diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
index 1d50c2941..4410b31f2 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/item/AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.Assert;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractBufferedItemReaderItemStream implements ItemReader, ItemStream {
 
-	private static final String ITEM_COUNT = "item.count";
+	private static final String ITEM_COUNT = "piece.count";
 
 	private int currentItemCount = 0;