diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/ssh/doc.go b/src/pkg/exp/ssh/doc.go
index 8dbdb0777c..54a7ba9fda 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/ssh/doc.go
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/ssh/doc.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ the case of a shell, the type is "session" and ServerShell may be used to
 present a simple terminal interface.
 
 	if channel.ChannelType() != "session" {
-		c.Reject(RejectUnknownChannelType, "unknown channel type")
+		c.Reject(UnknownChannelType, "unknown channel type")
 		return
 	}
 	channel.Accept()