diff --git a/libavcodec/avcodec.h b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
index 253e45ad05..bc5f1346f2 100644
--- a/libavcodec/avcodec.h
+++ b/libavcodec/avcodec.h
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ enum AVCodecID {
 /**
  * This struct describes the properties of a single codec described by an
  * AVCodecID.
- * @see avcodec_get_descriptor()
+ * @see avcodec_descriptor_get()
  */
 typedef struct AVCodecDescriptor {
     enum AVCodecID     id;