diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/prefer-function-type.js b/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/prefer-function-type.js
index f591179932fb..a34b7ba4c1a3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/prefer-function-type.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/lib/rules/prefer-function-type.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'Use function types instead of interfaces with call signatures',
       category: 'TypeScript',
       recommended: false,
-      extraDescription: [util.tslintRule('prefer-function-type')],
+      extraDescription: [util.tslintRule('callable-types')],
       url: util.metaDocsUrl('prefer-function-type')
     },
     fixable: 'code',