diff --git a/lisp/vc/vc.el b/lisp/vc/vc.el
index 1c7e66f6b5f..f0923d14641 100644
--- a/lisp/vc/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc/vc.el
@@ -4021,7 +4021,7 @@ The command prompts for the branch whose change log to show."
 ;; We plan to reuse the name `vc-print-branch-log' for the
 ;; fileset-specific command in Emacs 32.1.  --spwhitton
 (define-obsolete-function-alias
-  #'vc-print-branch-log
+  'vc-print-branch-log
   #'vc-print-root-branch-log
   "31.1")