diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
index 9a7abbd7573..90b71ecaa86 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/framework.dart
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ abstract class InheritedWidget extends ProxyWidget {
 /// object widgets subclass one of:
 ///
 ///  * [LeafRenderObjectWidget], if the widget has no children.
-///  * [SingleChildRenderObjectElement], if the widget has exactly one child.
+///  * [SingleChildRenderObjectWidget], if the widget has exactly one child.
 ///  * [MultiChildRenderObjectWidget], if the widget takes a list of children.
 ///  * [SlottedMultiChildRenderObjectWidget], if the widget organizes its
 ///    children in different named slots.