diff --git a/lib/wibox/layout/overflow.lua b/lib/wibox/layout/overflow.lua
index d3d76a3bb..b9d9ff175 100644
--- a/lib/wibox/layout/overflow.lua
+++ b/lib/wibox/layout/overflow.lua
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ end
 -- widgets exceeds the height available whithin the layout's outer container
 -- a scrollbar will be added and scrolling behavior enabled.
 -- @tparam widget ... Widgets that should be added to the layout.
--- @constructorfct wibox.layout.overflow.horizontal
+-- @constructorfct wibox.layout.overflow.vertical
 function overflow.vertical(...)
     return new("vertical", ...)
 end