diff --git a/gio/gsettings.c b/gio/gsettings.c
index 1a5fd2256..035a1c51d 100644
--- a/gio/gsettings.c
+++ b/gio/gsettings.c
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ g_settings_new_with_backend_and_path (const gchar      *schema_id,
  * backend, and a #GMainContext to which signals are dispatched.
  *
  * This constructor therefore gives you full control over constructing
- * #GSettings instances.  The first 4 parameters are given directly as
+ * #GSettings instances.  The first 3 parameters are given directly as
  * @schema, @backend and @path, and the main context is taken from the
  * thread-default (as per g_settings_new()).
  *