diff --git a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
index 42e6044b13..063ab26142 100644
--- a/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
+++ b/docs/latex/wx/wxstring.tex
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ Returns a reference to the character at position {\it n}.
 
 \membersection{wxString::GetWriteBuf}\label{wxstringgetwritebuf}
 
-\func{char*}{GetWriteBuf}{\param{size\_t}{ len}}
+\func{wxChar*}{GetWriteBuf}{\param{size\_t}{ len}}
 
 Returns a writable buffer of at least {\it len} bytes.