diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
index 8108c98332e964..fe652ada534a8c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
       supported.
 
 
-.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=sys.stdout, flush=False)
+.. function:: print(*objects, sep=' ', end='\n', file=None, flush=False)
 
    Print *objects* to the text stream *file*, separated by *sep* and followed
    by *end*.  *sep*, *end*, *file*, and *flush*, if present, must be given as keyword