diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
index 83625948b9..54dbbeb5e0 100644
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/output.rb
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ def configure(conf)
         super
 
         @num_errors_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "num_errors", help_text: "Number of count num errors")
-        @emit_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "emit_records", help_text: "Number of count emits")
+        @emit_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "emit_count", help_text: "Number of count emits")
         @emit_records_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "emit_records", help_text: "Number of emit records")
         @emit_size_metrics =  metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "emit_size", help_text: "Total size of emit events")
         @write_count_metrics = metrics_create(namespace: "fluentd", subsystem: "output", name: "write_count", help_text: "Number of writing events")