diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/sql.el b/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
index 3bbe42bd9df7..78ae37a5a67e 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/sql.el
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ may be any one of the following:
                         database and server) needed to connect to
                         the database.
 
- :sqli-comint-func      name of a function of two arguments, PRODUCT
+ :sqli-comint-func      function of two arguments, PRODUCT
                         and OPTIONS, that will open a comint buffer
                         and connect to the database.  PRODUCT is the
                         first argument to be passed to `sql-comint',