diff --git a/gobject/gsignal.c b/gobject/gsignal.c
index 1a2051fa4..cdde8ca47 100644
--- a/gobject/gsignal.c
+++ b/gobject/gsignal.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ g_signal_stop_emission_by_name (gpointer     instance,
  * Also tries the ancestors of the given type.
  *
  * The type class passed as @itype must already have been instantiated (for
- * example, using g_type_class_ref()) for this function to work, as signals are
+ * example, using g_type_class_get()) for this function to work, as signals are
  * always installed during class initialization.
  *
  * See g_signal_new() for details on allowed signal names.