diff --git a/loopy/kernel/creation.py b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
index a66ef99a9003e79b5ab17e7a6464493e11109c42..aacd76c09d42717cbb2701ee63edae2ea728f568 100644
--- a/loopy/kernel/creation.py
+++ b/loopy/kernel/creation.py
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ def make_kernel(domains, instructions, kernel_data=["..."], **kwargs):
 
     .. versionchanged:: 2017.2
 
-        *parameters* added.
+        *fixed_parameters* added.
 
     .. versionchanged:: 2016.3