diff --git a/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/25774-AL.rst b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/25774-AL.rst
index 0b47d4ebffe7..0e018429e642 100644
--- a/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/25774-AL.rst
+++ b/doc/api/next_api_changes/deprecations/25774-AL.rst
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 Callable axisartist Axes
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Calling an axisartist Axes to mean `~pyplot.axis` is deprecated; explicitly
+Calling an axisartist Axes to mean `~matplotlib.pyplot.axis` is deprecated; explicitly
 call the method instead.