diff --git a/doc/api/merge_requests.md b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
index e366ba340b08a0be3d730a29bf77686cd3159ff4..5166c659ab4774f4da2f3bceaac1637d31b9ffcb 100644
--- a/doc/api/merge_requests.md
+++ b/doc/api/merge_requests.md
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ Use `detailed_merge_status` instead of `merge_status` to account for all potenti
   - `not_approved`: Approval is required before merge.
   - `not_open`: The merge request must be open before merge.
   - `jira_association_missing`: The title or description must reference a Jira issue.
-  - `needs_rebase`: The merge request must be rebased.
+  - `need_rebase`: The merge request must be rebased.
   - `conflict`: There are conflicts between the source and target branches.
   - `requested_changes`: The merge request has reviewers who have requested changes.