#8085: The function is called PyObject_NewVar, not PyObject_VarNew.
diff --git a/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst b/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
index 7fe33b3..4517929 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/gcsupport.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
Constructors for container types must conform to two rules:
#. The memory for the object must be allocated using :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_New`
- or :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_VarNew`.
+ or :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`.
#. Once all the fields which may contain references to other containers are
initialized, it must call :cfunc:`PyObject_GC_Track`.