diff --git a/Doc/library/socket.rst b/Doc/library/socket.rst
index 3ecab9e3372..131100ad041 100644
--- a/Doc/library/socket.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/socket.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ created.  Socket addresses are represented as follows:
        NetBSD and DragonFlyBSD support added.
 
   - :const:`BTPROTO_SCO` accepts ``bdaddr`` where ``bdaddr`` is a
-    :term:`bytes-like object` containing the Bluetooth address in a
+    :class:`bytes` object containing the Bluetooth address in a
     string format. (ex. ``b'12:23:34:45:56:67'``) This protocol is not
     supported under FreeBSD.