diff --git a/glib/gpattern.c b/glib/gpattern.c
index b74f36c4c..e20a0a00f 100644
--- a/glib/gpattern.c
+++ b/glib/gpattern.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 /**
  * GPatternSpec:
  *
- * A #GPatternSpec-struct is the 'compiled' form of a pattern. This
+ * A GPatternSpec struct is the 'compiled' form of a pattern. This
  * structure is opaque and its fields cannot be accessed directly.
  */