diff --git a/include/obj.h b/include/obj.h
index 703f82792..cbb5f7003 100644
--- a/include/obj.h
+++ b/include/obj.h
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ struct obj {
  *       4. Add a testing macro after the set of referencing macros
  *          (see has_oname(), has_omonst(), has_omailcmd(), and has_omin(),
  *          for examples).
- *       5. Zero out the pointer to your struct in newmoextra() in
+ *       5. Zero out the pointer to your struct in newoextra() in
  *          src/mkobj.c.
  *       6. Create newXX(otmp) function and possibly free_XX(otmp) function
  *          in an appropriate new or existing source file and add a prototype