diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5706d93b..0bc680b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 172:
 
 * Tidy up websocket stream javadocs
 * Fix move-only arguments in bind_handler
+* Fix http::parser constructor javadoc
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/http/parser.hpp b/include/boost/beast/http/parser.hpp
index 69d93cf0..fb7b74f2 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/http/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/http/parser.hpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
     /** Constructor
 
         @param args Optional arguments forwarded to the 
-        @ref http::header constructor.
+        @ref http::message constructor.
 
         @note This function participates in overload
         resolution only if the first argument is not a