diff --git a/man/pgg.texi b/man/pgg.texi
index f1b031a37b7..a9d3f6e16de 100644
--- a/man/pgg.texi
+++ b/man/pgg.texi
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ tells @code{gpg-agent} use its own terminal to prompt for passphrases.
 
 When @code{gpg-agent} is not being used, PGG prompts for a passphrase
 through Emacs.  It also has its own passphrase caching mechanism,
-which is controlled by the variable @code{pgg-read-passphrase} (see
+which is controlled by the variable @code{pgg-cache-passphrase} (see
 below).
 
 There is a security risk in handling passphrases through PGG rather