diff --git a/core/xml_utils.js b/core/xml_utils.js
index 60c6518d0..0e1a3d4a1 100644
--- a/core/xml_utils.js
+++ b/core/xml_utils.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Blockly.Xml.utils.createElement = function(tagName) {
 
 /**
  * Create text element for XML.
- * @param {text} text Text content.
+ * @param {string} text Text content.
  * @return {!Node} New DOM node.
  * @package
  */