diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/CHANGELOG.md b/protocols/gossipsub/CHANGELOG.md
index 72e86a4295a..0782a4c942d 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 - Update to `libp2p-swarm` `v0.35.0`.
 
+- Fix gossipsub metric (see [PR 2558]).
+
+[PR 2558]: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/pull/2558
+
 # 0.36.0 [2022-02-22]
 
 - Update to `libp2p-core` `v0.32.0`.
diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/src/metrics.rs b/protocols/gossipsub/src/metrics.rs
index 648c8684f4d..574fbcfc341 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/src/metrics.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl Metrics {
         );
 
         let rejected_messages = register_family!(
-            "accepted_messages_per_topic",
+            "rejected_messages_per_topic",
             "Number of rejected messages received for each topic"
         );