diff --git a/glib/gmessages.h b/glib/gmessages.h
index 0be7edd78..1c5a9ee6c 100644
--- a/glib/gmessages.h
+++ b/glib/gmessages.h
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ GPrintFunc      g_set_printerr_handler  (GPrintFunc      func);
 /**
  * g_warn_if_reached:
  *
- * Logs a critical warning.
+ * Logs a warning.
  *
  * Since: 2.16
  */