diff --git a/draft-ietf-quic-recovery.md b/draft-ietf-quic-recovery.md
index 77b98298e2..00eb6328d2 100644
--- a/draft-ietf-quic-recovery.md
+++ b/draft-ietf-quic-recovery.md
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ Pseudocode for OnPacketAcked follows:
 
 ~~~
    OnPacketAcked(acked_packet, pn_space):
-     if (acked_packet.ack_eliciting):
+     if (acked_packet.in_flight):
        OnPacketAckedCC(acked_packet)
      sent_packets[pn_space].remove(acked_packet.packet_number)
 ~~~