diff --git a/src/js/player.js b/src/js/player.js
index 71422eff4..25627c72e 100644
--- a/src/js/player.js
+++ b/src/js/player.js
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ vjs.Player.prototype.play = function(){
 
 // http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec/video.html#dom-media-pause
 vjs.Player.prototype.pause = function(){
-  this.trigger(type:'showBigPlayButton', target: this.el_});
+  this.trigger({type:'showBigPlayButton', target: this.el_});
   this.techCall('pause');
   return this;
 };