diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var.cc b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
index 76643f992..9e6fbf956 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var.cc
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ hb_ot_var_get_axes (hb_face_t        *face,
  * in the specified face.
  *
  * Since: 1.4.2
- * Deprecated: 2.2.0 - use #hb_ot_var_find_axis_info instead
+ * Deprecated: 2.2.0 - use hb_ot_var_find_axis_info() instead
  **/
 hb_bool_t
 hb_ot_var_find_axis (hb_face_t        *face,