diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 290c9881858..28a12a69d76 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@ Build
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
+- Issue #18448: Fix a typo in Tools/demo/eiffel.py.
+
 - Issue #18457: Fixed saving of formulas and complex numbers in
   Tools/demo/ss1.py.
 
diff --git a/Tools/demo/eiffel.py b/Tools/demo/eiffel.py
index 3a282244d40..736abea8173 100755
--- a/Tools/demo/eiffel.py
+++ b/Tools/demo/eiffel.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class EiffelBaseMetaClass(type):
             pre = dict.get("%s_pre" % m)
             post = dict.get("%s_post" % m)
             if pre or post:
-                dict[k] = cls.make_eiffel_method(dict[m], pre, post)
+                dict[m] = cls.make_eiffel_method(dict[m], pre, post)
 
 
 class EiffelMetaClass1(EiffelBaseMetaClass):