diff --git a/src/components/script/dom/attr.rs b/src/components/script/dom/attr.rs
index 40da74cfbd2..07c22fa019d 100644
--- a/src/components/script/dom/attr.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/dom/attr.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl Attr {
     }
 
     pub fn SetValue(&mut self, value: DOMString) {
-        self.value = value;
+        self.set_value(value);
     }
 
     pub fn Name(&self) -> DOMString {