diff --git a/src/common/packet.h b/src/common/packet.h
index 686d850f9..00c540600 100644
--- a/src/common/packet.h
+++ b/src/common/packet.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ public:
    */
   Buffer Serialize (void) const;
   /**
-   * \param a byte buffer
+   * \param buffer a byte buffer
    *
    * This method reads a byte buffer as created by Packet::Serialize
    * and restores the state of the Packet to what it was prior to