diff --git a/Doc/library/doctest.rst b/Doc/library/doctest.rst
index fb43cf918b84dd..5a2c6bdd27c386 100644
--- a/Doc/library/doctest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/doctest.rst
@@ -311,9 +311,13 @@ Which Docstrings Are Examined?
 The module docstring, and all function, class and method docstrings are
 searched.  Objects imported into the module are not searched.
 
+.. currentmodule:: None
+
 .. attribute:: module.__test__
    :no-typesetting:
 
+.. currentmodule:: doctest
+
 In addition, there are cases when you want tests to be part of a module but not part
 of the help text, which requires that the tests not be included in the docstring.
 Doctest looks for a module-level variable called ``__test__`` and uses it to locate other