diff --git a/Lib/logging/__init__.py b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
index 8c63160c167..5632acd7275 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/__init__.py
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ class Logger(Filterer):
 
     def log(self, level, msg, *args, **kwargs):
         """
-        Log 'msg % args' with the severity 'level'.
+        Log 'msg % args' with the integer severity 'level'.
 
         To pass exception information, use the keyword argument exc_info with
         a true value, e.g.