diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 895325e4fe1..b7ac0ceba0d 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@ Windows
 Tools/Demos
 -----------
 
+- Issue #26316: Fix variable name typo in Argument Clinic.
+
 - Issue #25440: Fix output of python-config --extension-suffix.
 
 - Issue #25154: The pyvenv script has been deprecated in favour of
diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 3ce3587db51..1d030bddd8f 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def linear_format(s, **kwargs):
             add('\n')
             continue
 
-        name, curl, trailing = trailing.partition('}')
+        name, curly, trailing = trailing.partition('}')
         if not curly or name not in kwargs:
             add(line)
             add('\n')