diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
index c6424b43bb..724fe40df2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/dropuser.sgml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       <term><option>--if-exists</></term>
       <listitem>
        <para>
-        Do not throw an error if the database does not exist. A notice is
+        Do not throw an error if the user does not exist. A notice is
         issued in this case.
        </para>
       </listitem>