diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c
index 1e9570c34a2..ba98a30c144 100644
--- a/Objects/descrobject.c
+++ b/Objects/descrobject.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(property_doc,
 "class C(object):\n"
 "    @property\n"
 "    def x(self):\n"
-"        \"\I am the 'x' property.\"\n"
+"        \"I am the 'x' property.\"\n"
 "        return self._x\n"
 "    @x.setter\n"
 "    def x(self, value):\n"