diff --git a/pytorch3d/renderer/cameras.py b/pytorch3d/renderer/cameras.py
index e14c8be8..117a98fe 100644
--- a/pytorch3d/renderer/cameras.py
+++ b/pytorch3d/renderer/cameras.py
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ def look_at_view_transform(
         azim: angle in degrees or radians. The vector from the object to
             the camera is projected onto a horizontal plane y = 0.
             azim is the angle between the projected vector and a
-            reference vector at (1, 0, 0) on the reference plane (the horizontal plane).
+            reference vector at (0, 0, 1) on the reference plane (the horizontal plane).
         dist, elem and azim can be of shape (1), (N).
         degrees: boolean flag to indicate if the elevation and azimuth
             angles are specified in degrees or radians.