diff --git a/src/core/core.plugins.js b/src/core/core.plugins.js
index aa4a8900c5e..2d9b9a6c9eb 100644
--- a/src/core/core.plugins.js
+++ b/src/core/core.plugins.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	 * Calls enabled plugins for `chart` on the specified hook and with the given args.
 	 * This method immediately returns as soon as a plugin explicitly returns false. The
 	 * returned value can be used, for instance, to interrupt the current action.
-	 * @param {object} chart - The chart instance for which plugins should be called.
+	 * @param {Chart} chart - The chart instance for which plugins should be called.
 	 * @param {string} hook - The name of the plugin method to call (e.g. 'beforeUpdate').
 	 * @param {Array} [args] - Extra arguments to apply to the hook call.
 	 * @returns {boolean} false if any of the plugins return false, else returns true.