diff --git a/mlir/tools/mlir-tblgen/OpDefinitionsGen.cpp b/mlir/tools/mlir-tblgen/OpDefinitionsGen.cpp
--- a/mlir/tools/mlir-tblgen/OpDefinitionsGen.cpp
+++ b/mlir/tools/mlir-tblgen/OpDefinitionsGen.cpp
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@
 
     const char *const getAttrName = R"(
   assert(index < {0} && "invalid attribute index");
+  assert(name.getStringRef() == getOperationName() && "invalid operation name");
   return name.getRegisteredInfo()->getAttributeNames()[index];
 )";
     method->body() << formatv(getAttrName, attributes.size());