diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
index 77c493c4bd22..f59904aba2b3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
@@ -6281,7 +6281,8 @@ def scatter(self, x, y, s=20, c='b', marker='o', cmap=None, norm=None,
         edgecolors = kwargs.get('edgecolors', None)
         if faceted is not None:
             cbook.warn_deprecated(
-                '1.2', 'faceted', alternative='edgecolor', obj_type='option')
+                '1.2', name='faceted', alternative='edgecolor',
+                obj_type='option')
             if faceted:
                 edgecolors = None
             else:
@@ -7537,7 +7538,8 @@ def pcolor(self, *args, **kwargs):
         vmax = kwargs.pop('vmax', None)
         if 'shading' in kwargs:
             cbook.warn_deprecated(
-                '1.2', 'shading', alternative='edgecolors', obj_type='option')
+                '1.2', name='shading', alternative='edgecolors',
+                obj_type='option')
         shading = kwargs.pop('shading', 'flat')
 
         X, Y, C = self._pcolorargs('pcolor', *args, allmatch=False)
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py b/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
index b825e83507f4..be07d01c093c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/cbook.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def new_function():
         The object type being deprecated.
     """
     message = _generate_deprecation_message(
-        since, message, name, alternative, pending, 'function')
+        since, message, name, alternative, pending, obj_type)
 
     warnings.warn(message, mplDeprecation, stacklevel=1)
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl.py b/lib/matplotlib/mpl.py
index 2049ad9e2246..bbcc0de2856d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/mpl.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/mpl.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import warnings
 from matplotlib import cbook
 cbook.warn_deprecated(
-    '1.3', 'matplotlib.mpl', alternative='`import matplotlib as mpl`',
+    '1.3', name='matplotlib.mpl', alternative='`import matplotlib as mpl`',
     obj_type='module')
 from matplotlib import artist
 from matplotlib import axis