diff --git a/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py b/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
index e765bbc74..a4dc5ca19 100644
--- a/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/dependencies/utils.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def get_parameterless_sub_dependant(*, depends: params.Depends, path: str) -> De
     )
     own_oauth_scopes: List[str] = []
     if isinstance(depends, params.Security) and depends.oauth_scopes:
-        own_oauth_scopes.extend(depends.scopes)
+        own_oauth_scopes.extend(depends.oauth_scopes)
     return get_dependant(
         path=path,
         call=depends.dependency,
diff --git a/tests/test_security_scopes.py b/tests/test_security_scopes.py
index 248fd2bcc..4bcf5248f 100644
--- a/tests/test_security_scopes.py
+++ b/tests/test_security_scopes.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def app_fixture(call_counter: Dict[str, int]):
     @app.get("/")
     def endpoint(
         db: Annotated[str, Depends(get_db)],
-        user: Annotated[str, Security(get_user, scopes=["read"])],
+        user: Annotated[str, Security(get_user, oauth_scopes=["read"])],
     ):
         return {"db": db}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_security_scopes_dont_propagate.py b/tests/test_security_scopes_dont_propagate.py
index 2bbcc749d..1da6544b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_security_scopes_dont_propagate.py
+++ b/tests/test_security_scopes_dont_propagate.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ async def security2(scopes: SecurityScopes):
 
 
 async def dep3(
-    dep1: Annotated[List[str], Security(security1, scopes=["scope1"])],
-    dep2: Annotated[List[str], Security(security2, scopes=["scope2"])],
+    dep1: Annotated[List[str], Security(security1, oauth_scopes=["scope1"])],
+    dep2: Annotated[List[str], Security(security2, oauth_scopes=["scope2"])],
 ):
     return {"dep1": dep1, "dep2": dep2}
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ app = FastAPI()
 
 @app.get("/scopes")
 def get_scopes(
-    dep3: Annotated[Dict[str, Any], Security(dep3, scopes=["scope3"])],
+    dep3: Annotated[Dict[str, Any], Security(dep3, oauth_scopes=["scope3"])],
 ):
     return dep3
 
diff --git a/tests/test_security_scopes_sub_dependency.py b/tests/test_security_scopes_sub_dependency.py
index 9cc668d8e..e1ad3248f 100644
--- a/tests/test_security_scopes_sub_dependency.py
+++ b/tests/test_security_scopes_sub_dependency.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def app_fixture(call_counts: Dict[str, int]):
         }
 
     def get_user_me(
-        current_user: Annotated[dict, Security(get_current_user, scopes=["me"])],
+        current_user: Annotated[dict, Security(get_current_user, oauth_scopes=["me"])],
     ):
         call_counts["get_user_me"] += 1
         return {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def app_fixture(call_counts: Dict[str, int]):
     @app.get("/")
     def path_operation(
         user_me: Annotated[dict, Depends(get_user_me)],
-        user_items: Annotated[dict, Security(get_user_items, scopes=["items"])],
+        user_items: Annotated[dict, Security(get_user_items, oauth_scopes=["items"])],
     ):
         return {
             "user_me": user_me,