diff --git a/gio/gsettings.c b/gio/gsettings.c
index 45b10dd7e..59722e37e 100644
--- a/gio/gsettings.c
+++ b/gio/gsettings.c
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ g_settings_class_init (GSettingsClass *class)
                   NULL, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1, G_TYPE_UINT);
 
   /**
-   * GSettings:context:
+   * GSettings:backend:
    *
    * The name of the context that the settings are stored in.
    */