diff --git a/Doc/library/__main__.rst b/Doc/library/__main__.rst
index 6232e173d9537d..647ff9da04d10d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/__main__.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/__main__.rst
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ attribute will include the package's path if imported::
     >>> asyncio.__main__.__name__
     'asyncio.__main__'
 
-This won't work for ``__main__.py`` files in the root directory of a .zip file
-though.  Hence, for consistency, minimal ``__main__.py`` like the :mod:`venv`
-one mentioned below are preferred.
+This won't work for ``__main__.py`` files in the root directory of a
+``.zip`` file though.  Hence, for consistency, a minimal ``__main__.py``
+without a ``__name__`` check is preferred.
 
 .. seealso::