diff --git a/source/classes.tex b/source/classes.tex
index 3908318243..77105a2dbd 100644
--- a/source/classes.tex
+++ b/source/classes.tex
@@ -5478,7 +5478,7 @@
 typedef A global_A;
 struct B { };
 struct C: public A, public B { C(); };
-C::C(): global_A() { }          // mem-initializer for base \tcode{A}
+C::C(): global_A() { }          // \grammarterm{mem-initializer} for base \tcode{A}
 \end{codeblock}
 \end{example}