diff --git a/internals2/memory/persistence.xml b/internals2/memory/persistence.xml
index 2f16b7a555..22b2c09a04 100644
--- a/internals2/memory/persistence.xml
+++ b/internals2/memory/persistence.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
      <entry>
       Allocate a buffer for holding <code>nmemb</code> blocks of each
       <code>size</code> bytes and an additional <code>offset</code> bytes.
-      This is similar to <code>emalloc(nmemb * size + offset)</code> but adds
+      This is similar to <code>pemalloc(nmemb * size + offset)</code> but adds
       a special protection against overflows.
      </entry>
     </row>