diff --git a/glib/ghash.c b/glib/ghash.c
index 198684ad5..5d933530c 100644
--- a/glib/ghash.c
+++ b/glib/ghash.c
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ g_hash_table_new (GHashFunc  hash_func,
  * recursively remove further items from the hash table. This is only
  * permissible if the application still holds a reference to the hash table.
  * This means that you may need to ensure that the hash table is empty by
- * calling g_hash_table_remove_all before releasing the last reference using
+ * calling g_hash_table_remove_all() before releasing the last reference using
  * g_hash_table_unref().
  *
  * Returns: a new #GHashTable