diff --git a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py
index 16c420898a8f9..c1b5b6ad5e156 100644
--- a/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py
+++ b/providers/standard/src/airflow/providers/standard/operators/trigger_dagrun.py
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ class TriggerDagRunOperator(BaseOperator):
     :param skip_when_already_exists: Set to true to mark the task as SKIPPED if a DAG run of the triggered
         DAG for the same logical date already exists.
     :param fail_when_dag_is_paused: If the dag to trigger is paused, DagIsPaused will be raised.
-    :param deferrable: If waiting for completion, whether or not to defer the task until done,
-        default is ``False``.
+    :param deferrable: If waiting for completion, whether to defer the task until done, default is ``False``.
     :param openlineage_inject_parent_info: whether to include OpenLineage metadata about the parent task
         in the triggered DAG run's conf, enabling improved lineage tracking. The metadata is only injected
         if OpenLineage is enabled and running. This option does not modify any other part of the conf,
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.skip_when_already_exists = skip_when_already_exists
         self.fail_when_dag_is_paused = fail_when_dag_is_paused
         self.openlineage_inject_parent_info = openlineage_inject_parent_info
-        self._defer = deferrable
+        self.deferrable = deferrable
         self.logical_date = logical_date
         if logical_date is NOTSET:
             self.logical_date = NOTSET
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ def _trigger_dag_af_3(self, context, run_id, parsed_logical_date):
             allowed_states=self.allowed_states,
             failed_states=self.failed_states,
             poke_interval=self.poke_interval,
-            deferrable=self._defer,
+            deferrable=self.deferrable,
         )
 
     def _trigger_dag_af_2(self, context, run_id, parsed_logical_date):
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ def _trigger_dag_af_2(self, context, run_id, parsed_logical_date):
 
         if self.wait_for_completion:
             # Kick off the deferral process
-            if self._defer:
+            if self.deferrable:
                 self.defer(
                     trigger=DagStateTrigger(
                         dag_id=self.trigger_dag_id,