diff --git a/Lib/getpass.py b/Lib/getpass.py
index 6911f41d1f2..6970d8adfba 100644
--- a/Lib/getpass.py
+++ b/Lib/getpass.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def unix_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
 
 
 def win_getpass(prompt='Password: ', stream=None):
-    """Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getch()."""
+    """Prompt for password with echo off, using Windows getwch()."""
     if sys.stdin is not sys.__stdin__:
         return fallback_getpass(prompt, stream)