diff --git a/pytools/log.py b/pytools/log.py
index f95674b0a5c49cff076bada5a84d27738d669c19..7ff25a66571d76aef117a2a7ee1a077355ac2e00 100644
--- a/pytools/log.py
+++ b/pytools/log.py
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class LogManager(object):
         :param mode: One of "w", "r" for write, read. "w" assumes that the
           database is initially empty. May also be "wu" to indicate that
           a unique filename should be chosen automatically.
-        :arg mpi_comm: A :mod:`mpi4py.MPI.Communicator`. If given, logs are
+        :arg mpi_comm: A :mod:`mpi4py.MPI.Comm`. If given, logs are
             periodically synchronized to the head node, which then writes them
             out to disk.
         :param capture_warnings: Tap the Python warnings facility and save warnings