diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
index 285608d508a..2c9f4839323 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgbench.sgml
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ f(x) = exp(-parameter * (x - min) / (max - min + 1)) / (1 - exp(-parameter))
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       Then value <replaceable>i</> between <replaceable>min</> and
       <replaceable>max</> inclusive is drawn with probability:
-      <literal>f(x) - f(x + 1)</>.
+      <literal>f(i) - f(i + 1)</>.
      </para>
 
      <para>