diff --git a/src/util/virutil.c b/src/util/virutil.c
index 019009be8c510149502ec9ea33a1b1f98fe84bb5..84ccc1a5469af26495451cc5c7d58efb575613bc 100644
--- a/src/util/virutil.c
+++ b/src/util/virutil.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ const char *virGetEnvBlockSUID(const char *name)
 
 
 /**
- * virGetEnvBlockSUID:
+ * virGetEnvAllowSUID:
  * @name: the environment variable name
  *
  * Obtain an environment variable which is safe to