diff --git a/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c b/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
index f1e12ace6a..1c09ae76ff 100644
--- a/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
+++ b/gtk/deprecated/gtkrc.c
@@ -1750,7 +1750,7 @@ gtk_rc_parse_state (GScanner	 *scanner,
 
 /**
  * gtk_rc_parse_priority:
- * @scanner: a #GtkScanner (must be initialized for parsing an RC file)
+ * @scanner: a #GScanner (must be initialized for parsing an RC file)
  * @priority: A pointer to #GtkPathPriorityType variable in which
  *  to store the result.
  *