diff --git a/lisp/org-bibtex.el b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
index d89da854f..79d471be5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-bibtex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ not be exported."
 
 (defcustom org-bibtex-no-export-tags nil
   "List of tag(s) that should not be converted to keywords.
-This variable is relevant only if `org-bibtex-export-tags-as-keywords' is t."
+This variable is relevant only if `org-bibtex-tags-are-keywords' is t."
   :group 'org-bibtex
   :version "24.1"
   :type '(repeat :tag "Tag" (string)))