diff --git a/runtime/doc/api.txt b/runtime/doc/api.txt
index fe3f763648..1727b571ca 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/api.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/api.txt
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ nvim_list_chans()                                          *nvim_list_chans()*
         specified at |nvim_get_chan_info()|.
 
 nvim_list_runtime_paths()                          *nvim_list_runtime_paths()*
-    Gets the paths contained in 'runtimepath'.
+    Gets the paths contained in |runtime-search-path|.
 
     Return: ~
         List of paths
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/vim.c b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
index 368bb866d7..a6f98a1915 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/vim.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ Integer nvim_strwidth(String text, Error *err)
   return (Integer)mb_string2cells(text.data);
 }
 
-/// Gets the paths contained in 'runtimepath'.
+/// Gets the paths contained in |runtime-search-path|.
 ///
 /// @return List of paths
 ArrayOf(String) nvim_list_runtime_paths(Error *err)