diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qaction.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qaction.cpp
index 637ec37ca5..8ee6a06ad8 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qaction.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qaction.cpp
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ QAction::MenuRole QAction::menuRole() const
 
 /*!
     \fn QMenu *QAction::menu() const
-    \deprecated Use QMenu::menuForAction instead.
+    \deprecated Use QMenu::menuInAction instead.
 
     Returns the menu contained by this action.