diff --git a/Doc/library/http.client.rst b/Doc/library/http.client.rst
index 9df61b720dd..6c967318445 100644
--- a/Doc/library/http.client.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/http.client.rst
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ HTTPS protocols.  It is normally not used directly --- the module
 
 .. note::
 
-   HTTPS support is only available if the :mod:`socket` module was compiled with
-   SSL support.
+   HTTPS support is only available if the Python was compiled with SSL
+   support (through the :mod:`ssl` module).
 
 The module provides the following classes: