diff --git a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
index f34fe09591c..83ab7360a9b 100644
--- a/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/asyncio-eventloop.rst
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ Do not instantiate the class directly.
       Start accepting connections.
 
       This method is idempotent, so it can be called when
-      the server is already being serving.
+      the server is already serving.
 
       The *start_serving* keyword-only parameter to
       :meth:`loop.create_server` and