diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml
index c1651000a3d..b92c8662bf2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/plpython.sgml
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ CREATE FUNCTION make_pair (name text, value integer)
   RETURNS named_value
 AS $$
   return ( name, value )
-  # or alternatively, as tuple: return [ name, value ]
+  # or alternatively, as list: return [ name, value ]
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 </programlisting>