diff --git a/language/types.xml b/language/types.xml
index 17d8f3c92e..0575989b6f 100644
--- a/language/types.xml
+++ b/language/types.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.58 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.59 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.types">
   <title>Types</title>
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ 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>