diff --git a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
index 73af8ab16b1..48f590007b9 100644
--- a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ ZipFile Objects
 
    .. note::
 
-      When passing a :class:`ZipInfo` instance as the *zinfo_or_acrname* parameter,
+      When passing a :class:`ZipInfo` instance as the *zinfo_or_arcname* parameter,
       the compression method used will be that specified in the *compress_type*
       member of the given :class:`ZipInfo` instance.  By default, the
       :class:`ZipInfo` constructor sets this member to :const:`ZIP_STORED`.