diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
index 32c858452eb2..731de096ac3a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/pyplot.py
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ def figure(num=None,  # autoincrement if None, else integer from 1-N
         If num is a string, the window title will be set to this figure's
         `num`.
 
-    figsize : tuple of integers, optional, default: None
+    figsize : (float, float), optional, default: None
         width, height in inches. If not provided, defaults to
         :rc:`figure.figsize` = ``[6.4, 4.8]``.