diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
index 87cd0ce657..54e8292343 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ typedef bool (SDLCALL *SDL_EventFilter)(void *userdata, SDL_Event *event);
  * the event filter, but events pushed onto the queue with SDL_PeepEvents() do
  * not.
  *
- * \param filter an SDL_EventFilter function to call when an event happens.
+ * \param filter a function to call when an event happens.
  * \param userdata a pointer that is passed to `filter`.
  *
  * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.