diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
index 2204982ea8..d8294421ea 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/ObjectsFem.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ def makeMaterialFluid(
 def makeMaterialMechanicalNonlinear(
     doc,
     base_material,
-    name="MechanicalMaterialNonlinear"
+    name="MaterialMechanicalNonlinear"
 ):
     """makeMaterialMechanicalNonlinear(document, base_material, [name]):
     creates a nonlinear material object"""