diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
index 483bcd990ca765..e1d2328c5f3163 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ Process-wide parameters
    :c:expr:`wchar_*` string.
 
 
-.. c:function:: w_char* Py_GetPythonHome()
+.. c:function:: wchar_t* Py_GetPythonHome()
 
    Return the default "home", that is, the value set by a previous call to
    :c:func:`Py_SetPythonHome`, or the value of the :envvar:`PYTHONHOME`