diff --git a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
index c9873f3271..d6d677806e 100644
--- a/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
+++ b/doc/syntax/literals.rdoc
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ See Regexp for a description of the syntax of regular expressions.
 
 == Procs
 
-A proc can be created with <tt>-></tt>:
+A lambda proc can be created with <tt>-></tt>:
 
   -> { 1 + 1 }