diff --git a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
index abdf215caa9..0b0877b2bce 100644
--- a/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
+++ b/erpnext/stock/doctype/material_request/material_request.py
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ def make_request_for_quotation(source_name, target_doc=None):
 				"field_map": [
 					["name", "material_request_item"],
 					["parent", "material_request"],
-					["uom", "uom"],
+					["project", "project_name"],
 				],
 			},
 		},