diff --git a/Lib/os.py b/Lib/os.py
index 556f592526a..a8f6a0b8db9 100644
--- a/Lib/os.py
+++ b/Lib/os.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def renames(old, new):
     empty.  Works like rename, except creation of any intermediate
     directories needed to make the new pathname good is attempted
     first.  After the rename, directories corresponding to rightmost
-    path segments of the old name will be pruned way until either the
+    path segments of the old name will be pruned until either the
     whole path is consumed or a nonempty directory is found.
 
     Note: this function can fail with the new directory structure made