diff --git a/doc/misc/use-package.texi b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
index 87105c4db00..3e98dfd0b71 100644
--- a/doc/misc/use-package.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/use-package.texi
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ possible, and put as much as you can get away with into the
 Emacs start as quickly as possible.
 
 @node Best practices
-@subheading When to use @code{:preface}, @code{:config} and @code{:init}?
+@subsection When to use @code{:preface}, @code{:config} and @code{:init}?
 @cindex tips for using @code{:preface}, @code{:config}, @code{:init}
 
 Where possible, it is better to avoid @code{:preface}, @code{:config}