diff --git a/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py b/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
index 60ba9549..d744aff6 100644
--- a/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
+++ b/breathe/renderer/sphinxrenderer.py
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@ def visit_docparamlist(self, node) -> List[Node]:
             "param": "param",
             "exception": "throws",
             "templateparam": "tparam",
-            "retval": "returns",
+            "retval": "retval",
         }
 
         # https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/ref/doctree.html#field-list