diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index d581349bc5f..88a84e100b2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static UniValue getrawtransaction(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                                  {RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "", "",
                                  {
                                      {RPCResult::Type::STR_HEX, "txid", "The transaction id"},
-                                     {RPCResult::Type::STR, "vout", ""},
+                                     {RPCResult::Type::NUM, "vout", "The output number"},
                                      {RPCResult::Type::OBJ, "scriptSig", "The script",
                                      {
                                          {RPCResult::Type::STR, "asm", "asm"},