diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index e4e2e0093b1a6..f12592feaa4c3 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ def pipe(self, func, *args, **kwargs):
     (e.g., np.mean(arr_2d, axis=0)) as opposed to
     mimicking the default Numpy behavior (e.g., np.mean(arr_2d)).
 
-    agg is an alias for aggregate. Use it.
+    `agg` is an alias for `aggregate`. Use the alias.
 
     Returns
     -------