diff --git a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/PhysicsSolverBase.hpp b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/PhysicsSolverBase.hpp
index ac53ec3909..c96dc98624 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/PhysicsSolverBase.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/physicsSolvers/PhysicsSolverBase.hpp
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ class PhysicsSolverBase : public ExecutableGroup
    *
    * @tparam CONSTITUTIVE_BASE_TYPE the base type of the constitutive model.
    * @param subRegion the subregion on which the constitutive model is registered
-   * @param the name name of the constitutive model of type CONSTITUTIVE_BASE_TYPE registered on the subregion.
+   * @param name the name of the constitutive model of type CONSTITUTIVE_BASE_TYPE registered on the subregion.
    */
   template< typename CONSTITUTIVE_BASE_TYPE >
   void setConstitutiveName( ElementSubRegionBase & subRegion, string const & name ) const;