diff --git a/doc/manual.rst b/doc/manual.rst
index 63cbbdfde0f43..832a8c3d56848 100644
--- a/doc/manual.rst
+++ b/doc/manual.rst
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ A small example:
 cast uncheckedAssign
 --------------------
 
-Some restrictions for case objects can be disabled via a `{.cast(unsafeAssign).}` section:
+Some restrictions for case objects can be disabled via a `{.cast(uncheckedAssign).}` section:
 
 .. code-block:: nim
     :test: "nim c $1"