diff --git a/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py b/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
index 348bc3550..e9edf9311 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/api/viewsets/__init__.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class BaseViewSet(GenericViewSet):
 
     @cached_property
     def requested_fields(self):
-        requested_fields = self.request.query_params.get('include')
+        requested_fields = self.request.query_params.get('fields')
         return requested_fields.split(',') if requested_fields else []