diff --git a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst
index 840a4fdf106..0d4d056ccb7 100644
--- a/Doc/library/mailbox.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/mailbox.rst
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Maildir, mbox, MH, Babyl, and MMDF.
       Return a list of the names of all folders.
 
 
-   .. method:: .et_folder(folder)
+   .. method:: get_folder(folder)
 
       Return a :class:`Maildir` instance representing the folder whose name is
       *folder*. A :exc:`NoSuchMailboxError` exception is raised if the folder