diff --git a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_io_qsettings.cpp b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_io_qsettings.cpp
index 5abb0e368c..064cf2cf34 100644
--- a/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_io_qsettings.cpp
+++ b/doc/src/snippets/code/src_corelib_io_qsettings.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ settings.setValue("sofa", true);
 settings.setValue("tv", false);
 
 QStringList groups = settings.childGroups();
-// group: ["fridge"]
+// groups: ["fridge"]
 //! [21]