diff --git a/glib/gmessages.c b/glib/gmessages.c
index a7dcd004b..ce01c7ace 100644
--- a/glib/gmessages.c
+++ b/glib/gmessages.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * These functions provide support for outputting messages.
  *
- * The g_return() family of macros (g_return_if_fail(),
+ * The g_return family of macros (g_return_if_fail(),
  * g_return_val_if_fail(), g_return_if_reached(),
  * g_return_val_if_reached()) should only be used for programming
  * errors, a typical use case is checking for invalid parameters at