diff --git a/Modules/selectmodule.c b/Modules/selectmodule.c
index d436f52917d..65fb6a4b389 100644
--- a/Modules/selectmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/selectmodule.c
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ arguments; each contains the subset of the corresponding file descriptors\n\
 that are ready.\n\
 \n\
 *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***\n\
-On Windows only sockets are supported; on Unix, all file\n\
+On Windows, only sockets are supported; on Unix, all file\n\
 descriptors can be used.");
 
 static PyMethodDef select_methods[] = {
@@ -2274,7 +2274,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
 "This module supports asynchronous I/O on multiple file descriptors.\n\
 \n\
 *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***\n\
-On Windows only sockets are supported; on Unix, all file descriptors.");
+On Windows, only sockets are supported; on Unix, all file descriptors.");
 
 
 static struct PyModuleDef selectmodule = {