diff --git a/Doc/library/index.rst b/Doc/library/index.rst
index 145d16a07fa..657011a0c1c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/index.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/index.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 :Release: |version|
 :Date: |today|
 
-While the :ref:`reference-index` describes the exact syntax and
+While :ref:`reference-index` describes the exact syntax and
 semantics of the Python language, this library reference manual
 describes the standard library that is distributed with Python. It also
 describes some of the optional components that are commonly included