diff --git a/lib/pure/times.nim b/lib/pure/times.nim
index a5846fabb847..4a33197e24d5 100644
--- a/lib/pure/times.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/times.nim
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ proc getDateStr*(dt = now()): string {.rtl, extern: "nt$1", tags: [TimeEffect].}
     '-' & intToStr(dt.monthday, 2)
 
 proc getClockStr*(dt = now()): string {.rtl, extern: "nt$1", tags: [TimeEffect].} =
-  ## Gets the current local clock time as a string of the format ``HH:MM:SS``.
+  ## Gets the current local clock time as a string of the format ``HH:mm:ss``.
   runnableExamples:
     echo getClockStr(now() - 1.hours)
   result = intToStr(dt.hour, 2) & ':' & intToStr(dt.minute, 2) &