diff --git a/src/cowboy_http_req.erl b/src/cowboy_http_req.erl
index 649f41d8..569bb9be 100644
--- a/src/cowboy_http_req.erl
+++ b/src/cowboy_http_req.erl
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ header(Name, Req, Default) ->
 	end.
 
 -spec headers(Req::#http_req{})
-	-> {list({Name::atom() | string(), Value::string()}), Req::#http_req{}}.
+	-> {Headers::http_headers(), Req::#http_req{}}.
 headers(Req) ->
 	{Req#http_req.headers, Req}.