diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index 81ecfe9781bd..c96d787d46a4 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ def suptitle(self, t, **kwargs):
             The font size of the text. See `.Text.set_size` for possible
             values.
 
-        fontweight, weight : default: :rc:`figuretitleweight`
+        fontweight, weight : default: :rc:`figure.titleweight`
             The font weight of the text. See `.Text.set_weight` for possible
             values.