diff --git a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
index 8bf42c1..a4f54f0 100644
--- a/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
+++ b/core/modules/hal/lib/Drupal/hal/Normalizer/EntityReferenceItemNormalizer.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public function normalize($field_item, $format = NULL, array $context = array())
     // The returned structure will be recursively merged into the normalized
     // entity so that the items are properly added to the _links and _embedded
     // objects.
-    $field_name = $field_item->getFieldDefinition()->getFieldName();
+    $field_name = $field_item->getParent()->getName();
     $entity = $field_item->getEntity();
     $field_uri = $this->linkManager->getRelationUri($entity->entityType(), $entity->bundle(), $field_name);
     return array(
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
index 9b45ecf..ebc328d 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Entity/EntityFieldTest.php
@@ -391,14 +391,14 @@ protected function checkIntrospection($entity_type) {
 
     $field = $entity->user_id;
     $this->assertIdentical($field->getRoot(), $entity, 'Entity is root object.');
-    $this->assertIdentical($field->getEntity(), $entity);
+    $this->assertIdentical($field->getEntity(), $entity, 'getEntity() returns the entity.');
     $this->assertEqual($field->getPropertyPath(), 'user_id');
     $this->assertEqual($field->getName(), 'user_id');
     $this->assertIdentical($field->getParent(), $entity, 'Parent object matches.');
 
     $field_item = $field[0];
     $this->assertIdentical($field_item->getRoot(), $entity, 'Entity is root object.');
-    $this->assertIdentical($field_item->getEntity(), $entity);
+    $this->assertIdentical($field_item->getEntity(), $entity, 'getEntity() returns the entity.');
     $this->assertEqual($field_item->getPropertyPath(), 'user_id.0');
     $this->assertEqual($field_item->getName(), '0');
     $this->assertIdentical($field_item->getParent(), $field, 'Parent object matches.');