diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
index 4dcd92f29f..b261ee837d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtableview.cpp
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@ QRect QTableView::visualRect(const QModelIndex &index) const
 /*!
     \reimp
 
-    Makes sure that the given \a item is visible in the table view,
+    Makes sure that the given \a index is visible in the table view,
     scrolling if necessary.
 */
 void QTableView::scrollTo(const QModelIndex &index, ScrollHint hint)