diff --git a/docs/yap.tex b/docs/yap.tex
index 6c7cd9860..07b283518 100644
--- a/docs/yap.tex
+++ b/docs/yap.tex
@@ -1551,8 +1551,8 @@ Make hidden atom @var{Atom} visible.
 @findex hide_predicate/1
 @snindex hide_predicate/1
 @cnindex hide_predicate/1
-Make atom @var{Atom} invisible to @code{current_predicate/2},
-@code{listing} and friends.
+Make predicate @var{Pred} invisible to @code{current_predicate/2},
+@code{listing}, and friends.
 
 @item expand_exprs(-@var{O},+@var{N})
 @findex expand_exprs/2