diff --git a/src/lib/table/table.md b/src/lib/table/table.md
index 697397be438..530f8395ccb 100644
--- a/src/lib/table/table.md
+++ b/src/lib/table/table.md
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ accessor is required, then a custom `sortingDataAccessor` function can be set to
 default data accessor on the `MatTableDataSource`.
 
 If you are not using the `MatTableDataSource`, but instead implementing custom logic to sort your 
-data, listen to the sort's `(sortChange)` event and re-order your data according to the sort state. 
+data, listen to the sort's `(matSortChange)` event and re-order your data according to the sort state. 
 If you are providing a data array directly to the table, don't forget to call `renderRows()` on the 
 table, since it will not automatically check the array for changes.