diff --git a/doc/en/skipping.txt b/doc/en/skipping.txt
index 422ecf526..2753b04a6 100644
--- a/doc/en/skipping.txt
+++ b/doc/en/skipping.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ imperatively, in test or setup code::
         if not valid_config():
             pytest.xfail("failing configuration (but should work)")
             # or
-            pytest.skipif("unsupported configuration")
+            pytest.skip("unsupported configuration")
 
 
 Skipping on a missing import dependency