diff --git a/gdcdictionary/schemas/variant_call_file.yaml b/gdcdictionary/schemas/variant_call_file.yaml
index 0c19bc997..08f1d17ca 100644
--- a/gdcdictionary/schemas/variant_call_file.yaml
+++ b/gdcdictionary/schemas/variant_call_file.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ uniqueKeys:
 
 properties:
 
-  $ref: "_definitions.yaml#/data_file_properties"
+  $ref: "_definitions.yaml#/tcga_file_properties"
 
   data_category:
     term: