diff --git a/lib/src/utils/event_update.dart b/lib/src/utils/event_update.dart
index 772eeebe..7d307a63 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils/event_update.dart
+++ b/lib/src/utils/event_update.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class EventUpdate {
   /// Most events belong to a room. If not, this equals to eventType.
   final String roomID;
 
-  @Deprecated("Use `content['eventType']` instead.")
+  @Deprecated("Use `content['type']` instead.")
   String get eventType => content['type'];
 
   // The json payload of the content of this event.