diff --git a/docs/source/type_narrowing.rst b/docs/source/type_narrowing.rst
index b5f297d283c0..806835ed33a5 100644
--- a/docs/source/type_narrowing.rst
+++ b/docs/source/type_narrowing.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ for better type inference when working with types and metaclasses:
        t = type(o)  # We must use a variable here
        reveal_type(t)  # Revealed type is "builtins.type"
 
-       if issubtype(t, MyCalcMeta):  # `issubtype(type(o), MyCalcMeta)` won't work
+       if issubclass(t, MyCalcMeta):  # `issubclass(type(o), MyCalcMeta)` won't work
            reveal_type(t)  # Revealed type is "Type[MyCalcMeta]"
            t.calc()  # Okay