diff --git a/Doc/reference/import.rst b/Doc/reference/import.rst
index 19b8aa05072c..0b9d1c233d18 100644
--- a/Doc/reference/import.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/import.rst
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ the module.
 
 It is **strongly** recommended that you rely on :attr:`__spec__` and
 its attributes instead of any of the other individual attributes
-listed below.
+listed below, except :attr:`__name__`.
 
 .. attribute:: __name__