diff --git a/Doc/library/os.path.rst b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
index 5b238ad2ffc8de..d59f91f2aa8000 100644
--- a/Doc/library/os.path.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/os.path.rst
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ the :mod:`glob` module.)
       Accepts a :term:`path-like object`.
 
 
-.. function:: dirname(path)
+.. function:: dirname(path, /)
 
    Return the directory name of pathname *path*.  This is the first element of
    the pair returned by passing *path* to the function :func:`split`.