diff --git a/language/types.xml b/language/types.xml
index ee4baa22c6..424846d9b6 100644
--- a/language/types.xml
+++ b/language/types.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.53 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.54 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.types">
   <title>Types</title>
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if ($show_separators) {
          with zero elements</simpara>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
-         <simpara>the special value <link linkend="language.types.null"
+         <simpara>the special type <link linkend="language.types.null"
             >NULL</link> 
          </simpara>
         </listitem>