diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
index c02b9ccdebb..ac504978a2c 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.4.rst
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ POP3 server.
 pprint
 ------
 
-The :mod::`pprint` module now supports *compact* mode for formatting long
+The :mod:`pprint` module now supports *compact* mode for formatting long
 sequences (:issue:`19132`).