diff --git a/qiskit/circuit/quantumcircuit.py b/qiskit/circuit/quantumcircuit.py
index fcc24beed0..5c6ff13e9a 100644
--- a/qiskit/circuit/quantumcircuit.py
+++ b/qiskit/circuit/quantumcircuit.py
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ class QuantumCircuit:
 
         **text**: ASCII art TextDrawing that can be printed in the console.
 
-        **matplotlib**: images with color rendered purely in Python.
+        **mpl**: images with color rendered purely in Python using matplotlib.
 
         **latex**: high-quality images compiled via latex.