diff --git a/pytools/__init__.py b/pytools/__init__.py
index 3d03cfa3522c52d15e3e28d77dee7cc0c260edac..1c185a7ee132d3048c232d6460d07bb8b5ec707f 100644
--- a/pytools/__init__.py
+++ b/pytools/__init__.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Name generation
 
 .. autofunction:: generate_unique_names
 .. autofunction:: generate_numbered_unique_names
-.. autofunction:: UniqueNameGenerator
+.. autoclass:: UniqueNameGenerator
 
 Functions for dealing with (large) auxiliary files
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