diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
index de5959726b..c0e42815b4 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/resources/reference.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ akka {
   # waiting time
   logger-startup-timeout = 5s
 
-  # Deprecated, use akka.loggers-startup-timeout
+  # Deprecated, use akka.logger-startup-timeout
   event-handler-startup-timeout = -1s
 
   # Log level used by the configured loggers (see "loggers") as soon