diff --git a/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst b/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
index 1e1cabdf242..9500fe465c7 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/buffer.rst
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ a buffer, see :c:func:`PyObject_GetBuffer`.
       or a :c:macro:`PyBUF_WRITABLE` request, the consumer must disregard
       :c:member:`~Py_buffer.itemsize` and assume ``itemsize == 1``.
 
-   .. c:member:: const char *format
+   .. c:member:: char *format
 
-      A *NUL* terminated string in :mod:`struct` module style syntax describing
+      A *NULL* terminated string in :mod:`struct` module style syntax describing
       the contents of a single item. If this is ``NULL``, ``"B"`` (unsigned bytes)
       is assumed.