diff --git a/docs/src/matrix.md b/docs/src/matrix.md
index dde176eff0..dbc891f5a8 100644
--- a/docs/src/matrix.md
+++ b/docs/src/matrix.md
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ diagonal_matrix(::RingElement, ::Int, ::Int)
 
 ```@docs
 zero(::MatSpace)
-zero(::MatrixElem{T}, ::Ring) where T <: RingElement
+zero(::MatElem{T}, ::Ring) where T <: RingElement
 ```
 
 ```@docs