diff --git a/Demo/newmetaclasses/Eiffel.py b/Demo/newmetaclasses/Eiffel.py
index 730a85d..f3f116f 100644
--- a/Demo/newmetaclasses/Eiffel.py
+++ b/Demo/newmetaclasses/Eiffel.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
             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):
     # an implementation of the "eiffel" meta class that uses nested functions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0b2dadf..5283da6 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
+- Issue #18448: Fix a typo in Demo/newmetaclasses/Eiffel.py.
+
 - Issue #12990: The "Python Launcher" on OSX could not launch python scripts
   that have paths that include wide characters.