diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
index 6ed928d287d3..1fa1413de1ec 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes.py
@@ -7069,7 +7069,7 @@ def fill_betweenx(self, y, x1, x2=0, where=None, **kwargs):
 
         Call signature::
 
-          fill_between(y, x1, x2=0, where=None, **kwargs)
+          fill_betweenx(y, x1, x2=0, where=None, **kwargs)
 
         Create a :class:`~matplotlib.collections.PolyCollection`
         filling the regions between *x1* and *x2* where