diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
index 5839f9720..8c1c26012 100644
--- a/git/util.py
+++ b/git/util.py
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ def list_items(cls, repo: "Repo", *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> IterableList[T_I
 
 
 class IterableClassWatcher(type):
-    """Metaclass that issues :class:`DeprecationWarning` when :class:`git.util.Iterable`
+    """Metaclass that issues :exc:`DeprecationWarning` when :class:`git.util.Iterable`
     is subclassed."""
 
     def __init__(cls, name: str, bases: Tuple, clsdict: Dict) -> None: