diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
index 1c5c541628..79f1394c9e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -3828,7 +3828,7 @@ QTransform QGraphicsView::transform() const
 }
 
 /*!
-    Returns a matrix that maps viewport coordinates to scene coordinates.
+    Returns a matrix that maps scene coordinates to viewport coordinates.
 
     \sa mapToScene(), mapFromScene()
 */