diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/sql.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/sql.sgml
index df2546fa084..d5fece28dba 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/sql.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/sql.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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  <chapter id="sql">
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ attributes are taken from. We often write a relation scheme as
 
       <listitem>
        <para>
-	DIFFERENCE (&minus; or &setmn;): builds the set difference of
+	EXCEPT (&minus; or &setmn;): builds the set difference of
 	two tables. Let <classname>R</classname> and <classname>S</classname>
 	again be two tables with the same
 	arity. <classname>R</classname> - <classname>S</classname>