diff --git a/docs/source/panel.rst b/docs/source/panel.rst
index b98af37b..bbb938d7 100644
--- a/docs/source/panel.rst
+++ b/docs/source/panel.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ To draw a border around any content, construct a :class:`~rich.panel.Panel` with
 
 You can change the style of the panel by setting the ``box`` argument to the Panel constructor. See :ref:`appendix_box` for a list of available box styles.
 
-Panels will extend to the full width of the terminal. You can make panel *fit* the content why setting ``fit=True`` on the constructor, or by creating the Panel with :meth:`~rich.panel.Panel.fit`. For example::
+Panels will extend to the full width of the terminal. You can make panel *fit* the content by setting ``expand=False`` on the constructor, or by creating the Panel with :meth:`~rich.panel.Panel.fit`. For example::
 
     from rich import print
     from rich.panel import Panel
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ The Panel constructor accepts a ``title`` argument which will draw a title withi
     from rich.panel import Panel
     print(Panel("Hello, [red]World!", title="Welcome"))
 
-See :class:`~rich.panel.Panel` for details how to customize Panels.
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+See :class:`~rich.panel.Panel` for details how to customize Panels.