diff --git a/gdk/gdkcolorstate.c b/gdk/gdkcolorstate.c
index 26510eb8da..b4a718ca50 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkcolorstate.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkcolorstate.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * Crucially, GTK knows how to convert colors from one color
  * state to another.
  *
- * `GdkColorState objects are immutable and therefore threadsafe.
+ * `GdkColorState` objects are immutable and therefore threadsafe.
  *
  * Since 4.16
  */