diff --git a/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi b/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
index 184ccae9d..01fdcae85 100644
--- a/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/scheme-control.texi
@@ -925,7 +925,8 @@ of arguments.
 @code{stack-overflow}: stack overflow error.
 
 @item
-@code{regex-error}: errors generated by the regular expression library.
+@code{regular-expression-syntax}: errors generated by the regular
+expression library.
 
 @item
 @code{misc-error}: other errors.