diff --git a/Doc/library/ftplib.rst b/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
index bfec9b05caa..ede1b6c7384 100644
--- a/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/ftplib.rst
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ followed by ``lines`` for the text version or ``binary`` for the binary version.
    Passive mode is on by default.
 
 
-.. method:: FTP.storbinary(cmd, file, blocksize=8192, callback=None, rest=None)
+.. method:: FTP.storbinary(cmd, fp, blocksize=8192, callback=None, rest=None)
 
    Store a file in binary transfer mode.  *cmd* should be an appropriate
-   ``STOR`` command: ``"STOR filename"``. *file* is a :term:`file object`
+   ``STOR`` command: ``"STOR filename"``. *fp* is a :term:`file object`
    (opened in binary mode) which is read until EOF using its :meth:`~io.IOBase.read`
    method in blocks of size *blocksize* to provide the data to be stored.
    The *blocksize* argument defaults to 8192.  *callback* is an optional single
@@ -276,11 +276,11 @@ followed by ``lines`` for the text version or ``binary`` for the binary version.
       *rest* parameter added.
 
 
-.. method:: FTP.storlines(cmd, file, callback=None)
+.. method:: FTP.storlines(cmd, fp, callback=None)
 
    Store a file in ASCII transfer mode.  *cmd* should be an appropriate
    ``STOR`` command (see :meth:`storbinary`).  Lines are read until EOF from the
-   :term:`file object` *file* (opened in binary mode) using its :meth:`~io.IOBase.readline`
+   :term:`file object` *fp* (opened in binary mode) using its :meth:`~io.IOBase.readline`
    method to provide the data to be stored.  *callback* is an optional single
    parameter callable that is called on each line after it is sent.