diff --git a/reference/parallel/parallel/future/cancelled.xml b/reference/parallel/parallel/future/cancelled.xml
index 9d06d9955e..9b4bc87eca 100644
--- a/reference/parallel/parallel/future/cancelled.xml
+++ b/reference/parallel/parallel/future/cancelled.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="parallel-future.cancelled" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>parallel\Future::cancelled</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Cancellation</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>State Detection</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description" audience="state">