diff --git a/lisp/org-compat.el b/lisp/org-compat.el
index b7424b444..74914646f 100644
--- a/lisp/org-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/org-compat.el
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Counting starts at 1."
 (define-obsolete-variable-alias 'org-html-style 'org-html-head "24.4")
 (define-obsolete-function-alias 'org-insert-columns-dblock
   'org-columns-insert-dblock "Org 9.0")
-(define-obsolete-function-alias 'org-export-babel-evaluate
+(define-obsolete-variable-alias 'org-export-babel-evaluate
   'org-export-use-babel "Org 9.1")
 
 (defun org-in-fixed-width-region-p ()