diff --git a/man/sd_bus_default.xml b/man/sd_bus_default.xml
index 9b4c71b677b..c5a1b530f96 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_default.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_default.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     <literal>@</literal> symbol, and the hostname.
     </para>
 
-    <para><function>sd_bus_open_system_container()</function> connects
+    <para><function>sd_bus_open_system_machine()</function> connects
     to the system bus in the specified <parameter>machine</parameter>,
     where <parameter>machine</parameter> is the name of a local
     container.  See