diff --git a/avocado/core/runner.py b/avocado/core/runner.py
index 9ab3e8a806cf6275a002af6ef883a6bd5d24d838..c2371b1e0d0321f38ffb849641d0cececae585a9 100644
--- a/avocado/core/runner.py
+++ b/avocado/core/runner.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class TestRunner(object):
         Creates an instance of TestRunner class.
 
         :param job: an instance of :class:`avocado.core.job.Job`.
-        :param test_result: an instance of :class:`avocado.core.result.TestResult`.
+        :param test_result: an instance of :class:`avocado.core.result.TestResultProxy`.
         """
         self.job = job
         self.result = test_result