diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/table.py b/lib/matplotlib/table.py
index 4f5dd02d0514..9f0f0ba321c5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/table.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/table.py
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ def table(ax,
     colColours : list of colors, optional
         The colors of the column header cells.
 
-    rowLoc : {'left', 'center', 'right'}, optional, default: 'left'
+    colLoc : {'left', 'center', 'right'}, optional, default: 'left'
         The text alignment of the column header cells.
 
     loc : str, optional