diff --git a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
index 9bdbf549ee88..1a42380324fa 100644
--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ object -- see :ref:`multiprocessing-managers`.
 
 .. class:: Semaphore([value])
 
-   A bounded semaphore object: a clone of :class:`threading.Semaphore`.
+   A semaphore object: a clone of :class:`threading.Semaphore`.
 
 .. note::