diff --git a/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_cake.rs b/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_cake.rs
index 3516908e..e69ee46a 100644
--- a/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_cake.rs
+++ b/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_cake.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, DeriveEntity)]
-#[entity = "cake"]
+#[table = "cake"]
 pub struct Entity;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, DeriveModel)]
diff --git a/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_fruit.rs b/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_fruit.rs
index ee0c0c9b..340dfbd8 100644
--- a/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_fruit.rs
+++ b/examples/sqlx-mysql/src/example_fruit.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, DeriveEntity)]
-#[entity = "fruit"]
+#[table = "fruit"]
 pub struct Entity;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, DeriveModel)]
diff --git a/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/entity.rs b/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/entity.rs
index b7ddede7..0a537a62 100644
--- a/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/entity.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-macros/src/derives/entity.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn get_entity_attr(attrs: &[Attribute]) -> Option<syn::Lit> {
             Ok(Meta::NameValue(nv)) => nv,
             _ => continue,
         };
-        if name_value.path.is_ident("entity") {
+        if name_value.path.is_ident("table") {
             return Some(name_value.lit);
         }
     }
diff --git a/sea-orm-macros/src/lib.rs b/sea-orm-macros/src/lib.rs
index 2a4580dd..2ffb7199 100644
--- a/sea-orm-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sea-orm-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use syn::{parse_macro_input, DeriveInput};
 
 mod derives;
 
-#[proc_macro_derive(DeriveEntity, attributes(entity))]
+#[proc_macro_derive(DeriveEntity, attributes(table))]
 pub fn derive_entity(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let DeriveInput { ident, attrs, .. } = parse_macro_input!(input);
 
diff --git a/src/tests_cfg/cake.rs b/src/tests_cfg/cake.rs
index e550a50a..30f8062b 100644
--- a/src/tests_cfg/cake.rs
+++ b/src/tests_cfg/cake.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::entity::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, DeriveEntity)]
-#[entity = "cake"]
+#[table = "cake"]
 pub struct Entity;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, DeriveModel)]
diff --git a/src/tests_cfg/fruit.rs b/src/tests_cfg/fruit.rs
index 4c93d0b3..3b199cea 100644
--- a/src/tests_cfg/fruit.rs
+++ b/src/tests_cfg/fruit.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::entity::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug, DeriveEntity)]
-#[entity = "fruit"]
+#[table = "fruit"]
 pub struct Entity;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, DeriveModel)]