diff --git a/ext/json/parser/parser.c b/ext/json/parser/parser.c
index 9bd7f1971e..9f616b34d2 100644
--- a/ext/json/parser/parser.c
+++ b/ext/json/parser/parser.c
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ static const char MAYBE_UNUSED(_JSON_nfa_pop_trans)[] = {
 *
 *  Parses the current JSON text _source_ and returns the complete data
 *  structure as a result.
-*  It raises JSON::ParseError if fail to parse.
+*  It raises JSON::ParserError if fail to parse.
 */
 static VALUE cParser_parse(VALUE self)
 {
diff --git a/ext/json/parser/parser.rl b/ext/json/parser/parser.rl
index 2dbdc7ef24..7616e197d0 100644
--- a/ext/json/parser/parser.rl
+++ b/ext/json/parser/parser.rl
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static VALUE cParser_initialize(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
  *
  *  Parses the current JSON text _source_ and returns the complete data
  *  structure as a result.
- *  It raises JSON::ParseError if fail to parse.
+ *  It raises JSON::ParserError if fail to parse.
  */
 static VALUE cParser_parse(VALUE self)
 {