diff --git a/mininet/node.py b/mininet/node.py
index 0b67a008c5fda9a9770f8c0161739e3c8f2f73a9..71ac9a0b8f37dc68b74bc3300647ed57ca8143d4 100644
--- a/mininet/node.py
+++ b/mininet/node.py
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ def dpctl( self, *args ):
         "Run dpctl command"
         if not self.listenPort:
             return "can't run dpctl without passive listening port"
-        return self.cmd( 'dpctl ' + ' '.join( args ) +
+        return self.cmd( 'ovs-ofctl ' + ' '.join( args ) +
                          ' tcp:127.0.0.1:%i' % self.listenPort )