diff --git a/Doc/howto/enum.rst b/Doc/howto/enum.rst
index 03f05657997cfd..5c2fc6f29c0f39 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/enum.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/enum.rst
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ 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):