diff --git a/Doc/library/__main__.rst b/Doc/library/__main__.rst
index 0a93efac203ce8..363596782d8e3e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/__main__.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/__main__.rst
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ This is where using the ``if __name__ == '__main__'`` code block comes in
 handy. Code within this block won't run unless the module is executed in the
 top-level environment.
 
-Putting as few statements as possible in the block below ``if __name___ ==
+Putting as few statements as possible in the block below ``if __name__ ==
 '__main__'`` can improve code clarity and correctness. Most often, a function
 named ``main`` encapsulates the program's primary behavior::