diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
index f97d200cb..1531df1b5 100644
--- a/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
@@ -933,8 +933,9 @@ of arguments.
 @code{stack-overflow}: stack overflow error.
 
 @item
-@cindex @code{regex-error}
-@code{regex-error}: errors generated by the regular expression library.
+@cindex @code{regular-expression-syntax}
+@code{regular-expression-syntax}: errors generated by the regular
+expression library.
 
 @item
 @cindex @code{misc-error}