diff --git a/Doc/howto/enum.rst b/Doc/howto/enum.rst
index bad5e508b01900..72e3ece5959b87 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/enum.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/enum.rst
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ enumerations)::
 DuplicateFreeEnum
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Raises an error if a duplicate member name is found instead of creating an
+Raises an error if a duplicate member value is found instead of creating an
 alias::
 
     >>> class DuplicateFreeEnum(Enum):